In this day an age carriage horses in the city is nothing more than animal cruelty. -----Original Message----- From: mizscarlettny via Sent: Monday, February 01, 2016 12:41 AM To: NYNEWYOR@rootsweb.com ; NY-IRISH@rootsweb.com ; nywestch@rootsweb.com ; NYQUEENS@rootsweb.com ; nybrooklyn@rootsweb.com Subject: [NYWESTCH] Update: Horse Drawn Carriages There was a public forum last Friday about the horse drawn carriage industry. A city council member felt that City Council Bill 573-A did not clarify *why* this 150 year old tradition of horse drawn carriages, should be diminished in size. This industry employees predominant Irish-Americans. Mayor di Blasio tends to advocate for urban immigrants, which is what makes this issue even more confusing. You never had a more romantic date than one that was capped by a hansom carriage ride through Central Park. A given. Back to today, NYC history, our Irish immigrants, and the impact on today....If you'd like to know more about the latest negotiations, please read here>>> http://www.irishcentral.com/news/irishvoice/NYC-Council-meeting-leaves-horse-and-carriage-reps-asking-questions.html Barb MizScarlettNY@aol.com *************************************** Have you checked out the Westchester County GenWeb site yet? http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nywestch/ *************************************** Browse or Search the Mailing List Archives of postings sent to this list over the years. Visit http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/usa/NY/westchester.html#NYWESTCH *************************************** ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYWESTCH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message