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Entries from January 2012

How a NYC Real Estate Developer and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn Co-opted the Movement to Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages to Advance their Respective Business and Political Interests — at the Expense of the Horses

January 8th, 2012 · 26 Comments

By Donny Moss April 11, 2012   INTRODUCTION NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn is a staunch supporter of the horse-drawn carriage trade.  Since 2007, Quinn has used her power as Speaker to block the legislative efforts to ban horse-drawn carriages from NYC.  In 2010, she fast-tracked a bill through the City Council giving carriage operators [...]

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