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Drivers of horse-drawn carriages in Central Park are concerned for their future - while animal activists see the ban as a victory

ByMadeline HalpertIn Central Park, New York City
  • Published33 minutes ago

After petting a carriage horse in New York's Central Park at the age of five, Alexus Lawson was hooked.

She has driven a carriage in Manhattan's most famous park, pulled by her horse, for six years. But since Lawson heard about the city's vote this week to outlaw the carriages over animal and public-safety concerns, she has been worried.