The New York City Council voted Thursday on Romanch's Law, which will ban horse-drawn carriage rides in the city by 2028. New York City is set to ban Central Park’s horse-drawn carriage rides by June 2028 following a fatal accident involving Indian tourist Romanch Mahajan. The New York City Council voted to ban horse-drawn carriages from June 2028. The measure ends a longstanding trade while prompting a union court challenge.