“In the modern era, carriages pose a serious — and even fatal — safety risk to park visitors, carriage drivers and the horses themselves. Our hearts break for the family of Romanch Mahajan, who stepped into a carriage earlier this summer and never thought he might lose his life,”

Central Park Conservancy · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-22

The Conservancy argued that horse-drawn carriages pose growing safety risks in Central Park following the vote to ban the industry.