Get off your high horse, Councilman!

Manhattan pol Erik Bottcher, a city councilman who has been championing legislation to ban horse-drawn carriages in the Big Apple, is being called out as a hypocrite for previously honoring fashion designer Dennis Basso — known as the “king of fur” and “furrier to the stars.”

“Enough is enough!” Botcher proclaimed at a recent press conference after a Central Park carriage horse named Lady dropped dead on 11th Avenue in Hell’s Kitchen. 9

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“No more horses suffering on New York City streets,” he said. “It’s an outrage that this is happening in our city. How long are we going to look the other way while living beings drag tourist carriages through gridlock Midtown traffic.” 9

But Dec. 6, 2023, Bottcher wrote a proclamation honoring Basso

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