Mayor Eric Adams has joined the chorus of voices demanding a carriage horse ban.
Mayor Eric Adams has joined the chorus of voices demanding a carriage horse ban. ( Photo: Wikimedia Commons, raduranga)

The mayor has waded into a contentious fight over whether to ban carriage horses, joining the side of local politicians and animal rights activists. He’s pitted himself against furious carriage workers.

Mayor Adams: I, Too, Want To Ban Horse Carriage Trade
22 Sep 2025 | 05:06
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The movement to ban the use of carriage horses has gained an interesting high-profile ally: Mayor Eric Adams. On September 17, Adams announced on social media that such a ban is “humane.”

Adams is now in agreement with a number of local politicians and animal rights activists looking to pass a bill called...

The Catholic Archdiocese of New York sold its headquarters for $103 million to the Vanbarton Group, which plans to do an office-to-residential conversion that will contain over 400 units, including 25 percent that will be affordable housing.
The Catholic Archdiocese of New York sold its headquarters for $103 million to the Vanbarton Group, which plans to do an office-to-residential conversion that will contain over 400 units, including 25 percent that will be affordable housing. ( Photo: Wikimedia Commons )

Developer That Bought Catholic Archdiocese HQ Is Latest in Growing Office-to-Housing Trend

Vanbarton Group paid $103 million to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York for its HQ building at 1011 First Ave., financed...

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