Emma Vigeland backs the horse-carriage phaseout and calls abolition past due
Emma VigelandCo-host of The Majority Report, on her X account
Emma Vigeland supports the Mamdani and Menin deal to end New York City's horse-carriage industry, saying the carriages are cruel and abolition is past due, while calling for a soft landing for drivers.
“I know Mamdani is bucking the union here, and there should be efforts to give these drivers a soft landing, but these carriages are unfathomably cruel (many horses have died!) and its abolition is past due.”
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Mamdani and Menin back NYC horse-carriage phaseout; Samuelsen disputes worker protections
Mamdani and Menin support phasing out ordinary horse-carriage operations by June 2028. John Samuelsen opposes the plan and says its worker protections lack guarantees. The proposed bill requires a transition program but only consideration of owner compensation.
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Emma Vigeland posted this on X on October 13, 2026, quoting a post about the Mamdani-Menin horse-carriage deal.
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Vigeland posted this on X on October 13, 2026, quoting a report on the deal.
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The quoted post reports that Mamdani and Council Speaker Julie Menin reached a deal to abolish the city's horse-carriage industry.
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Relative to the phaseout, Vigeland expressly supports abolishing the carriages. Her call for a soft landing for drivers does not make that support conditional.
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