Totally off-topic - but that lowers my opinion of DeBlasio even more. Those carriage are a wonderful attraction for tourists, and according to a cousin "very romantic". They should be preserved. -----Original Message----- From: mizscarlettny via Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2016 3:48 PM To: NY-IRISH@rootsweb.com ; NYNEWYOR@rootsweb.com ; NYNASSAU@rootsweb.com ; nybrooklyn@rootsweb.com ; nywestch@rootsweb.com ; NYQUEENS@rootsweb.com ; nysuffol@rootsweb.com Subject: [NYWESTCH] ACT NOW: NYC IRISH & HORSE CARRIAGE INDUSTRY Upon his swearing in two years ago, Mayor Bill DeBlasio swore to kill the 150 year old NYC tradition of horse drawn carriages in Manhattan NYC. Today it's all over NYC news that "special interested realtors" contributed to DiBlasio's campaign. Horses presently reside in several West Side horse stables, which owners say are not for sale. You got it. Prime, desirable NYC property that might become condos. TOMORROW, January 22, 2016, a public hearing and voting on Bill # 573-A will take place at 10am in the City Council Chambers, NYC Hall, at Centre and Chambers Street. LIVE STREAMING of meeting tomorrow> http://council.nyc.gov/html/committees/hearings.shtml PROPOSAL: Reduce horse carriages from about 225 to 75, and build new stables at Central Park, at the taxpayers' expense [when current West Side stables exist]. Elimination of pedicabs, man-powered cycle cabs. NOTE: Drivers, predominantly Irish-Americans, have not voted on this proposal., BILL SPONSORS & CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS: Daniel DROMM, Chariman, District 25, Queens Democrat Ydanis A RODRIQUEZ, District 10, Manhattan Democrat Margaret S CHIN, District 1, Manhattan Democrat Helen K ROSEENTHAL, District 6, Manhattan Democrat Fernando CARBERA, District 14, Bronx Democrat YOU CAN>>>>EMAIL DIBASIO> http://www.nyc.gov/html/static/pages/officeofthemayor/contact.shtml EMAIL CITY COUNCIL>>>>> correspondence@council.nyc.gov public hearing on a revised carriage horse bill #573-A this Friday, Jan. 22 beginning at 10 a.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall. - See more at: http://www.friendsofanimals.org/news/2016/january/public-hearing-revised-nyc-carriage-horse-bill#sthash.cziyf9Fl.dpuf Friends of Animals (FoA) is asking New York members to attend a public hearing on a revised carriage horse bill #573-A this Friday, Jan. 22 beginning at 10 a.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall. - See more at: http://www.friendsofanimals.org/news/2016/january/public-hearing-revised-nyc-carriage-horse-bill#sthash.3cpqJiXs.dpuf Friends of Animals (FoA) is asking New York members to attend a public hearing on a revised carriage horse bill #573-A this Friday, Jan. 22 beginning at 10 a.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall. - See more at: http://www.friendsofanimals.org/news/2016/january/public-hearing-revised-nyc-carriage-horse-bill#sthash.3cpqJiXs.dpuf TODAY>>> http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/tupper-thomas-whoa-not-fast-horse-park-deal-article-1.2503916 SEE>>> http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/manhattan/nyc-carriage-horse-stable-owners-not-interested-selling-article-1.2502744 SEE>>> http://legistar.council.nyc.gov/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=457059&GUID=365606F0-334B-44B2-BAB7-ACEB273165B6&Options=info&Search= correspondence@council.nyc.gov. correspondence@council.nyc.gov. *************************************** 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