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carriage

[kar-ij, kar-ee-ij] / ˈkær ɪdʒ, ˈkær i ɪdʒ /




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The Central Park Conservancy, the non-profit organisation that manages Central Park and supports the carriage ban, said that over the past 13 months alone, there had been seven "horse-related incidents".

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

The lead-up is meant to help the approximately 150 active carriage drives find new employment, city council speaker Julie Menin told journalists ahead of the vote.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

The legislation says the city will establish a horse-drawn-carriage industry-transition plan for carriage owners, drivers and stable workers but is light on details.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

In May, a driver was taken to the hospital after a spooked horse hit another carriage, causing it to tip over.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

He liked being out in his carriage because he got to look at trees and their moving leaves.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry

But after years of wrangling over the issue this past summer season proved decisive in sounding the death knell for the Manhattan carriages.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

Horse-drawn carriages have since been restricted to Manhattan’s Central Park area where they cater to tourists and have been featured in numerous films and television shows such as “Sex and the City.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

"I can't help but think, it would be a magnificent park with or without the carriages."

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

That followed a series of other incidents with the carriages, including the deaths of several horses.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

Already Parker Head was covered, and the ground was frozen enough that where the congregation had walked and driven carriages, the road showed through but the snow hadn’t changed to slush.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt


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