Aug. 19, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

Council Member Robert Holden co-hosted a rally outside City Hall last week to call on the City Council to pass Ryder’s Law, which aims to phase out horse-drawn carriages in Central Park and replace them with electric alternatives.

Holden joined Manhattan Council Members Erik Bottcher and Chris Marte outside City Hall on Thursday, Aug. 14 to advocate for the legislation following the death of 15-year-old carriage horse Lady on Aug. 5.

Lady died after collapsing on a Manhattan street during sweltering summer heat, although an official cause of death has not yet been determined.

Holden remarked that Lady’s death took place almost exactly three years after the collapse of Ryder, a carriage horse who inspired the legislation after collapsing on a Manhattan str

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