Coalition to Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages

Whether you are a New Yorker or a visitor to our city, please contact Mayor Michael Bloomberg and  let him know that you want to see the carriage industry come to an end in New York City.  He can be reached on line by clicking here.  

If you are a New Yorker, please contact your own Council Member to ask them to support Intro 658-A, the bill to ban horse drawn carriages and to oppose Intro 653-A the industry bill.  

Both New Yorkers and non New Yorkers should feel free to contact all the Council Members to let them know your position on  these bills. 

Contact Council Members through the City Council Web site by clicking here.    If your time is limited, at a minimum, please be sure to contact these council members:

Consumer Affairs Committee  ( the committee that hears the two bills)

 Leroy G. Comrie, Jr. (chairman)   
113-43 Farmers Boulevard
St. Albans, NY 11412

Charles Barron   
718 Pennsylvania Ave.
Brooklyn, New York 11207

James F. Gennaro  
185-10 Union Turnpike
Fresh Meadows, New York 11366

G. Oliver Koppell  (sponsor of Intro 653-A)
3636 Waldo Avenue
Bronx, New York 10463

John C. Liu   ( sponsor of Intro 653-A)
135-27 38th Avenue - Suite 388
Flushing, New York 11354

Sponsors of Intro 653-A

Kendall Stewart  
1694 Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11210

David Weprin  
205-07 Hillside Ave. - Suite 16
Hollis, New York 11423

Simcha Felder  
4424 16th Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11204

NOTE:  John Liu and David Weprin are both running for the office of Comptroller.  We find it outrageous that both are supporting a bill that would increase the rates of drivers, when they have already given themselves a hefty illegal rate increase through their many web sites.  Intro 653-A would also require the City (tax payer dollars)  to pay for oversight of the industry by hiring a new NGO  rather than the ASPCA.  We expect a NYC comptroller to be honest and ethical.  We find these qualities lacking in both Mr. Liu and Mr. Weprin.  We do not want either of them handling the city money.  

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Speaker Christine C. Quinn 
224 West 30th St (Suite 1206)
New York, NY 10001

Your own Council Member - Click here.  

The preferred methods of sending messages to the City Council:   

1.  Snail Mail letter to the District Office       
2.  Fax to the District Office    
3.  Telephone call   
4.  E-mail  - not reliable; many of the e-mails  listed for the Members bounce.  

Council members District Office Telephone Numbers:     

Maria del Carmen Arroyo                 718-402-6130    
Tony Avella                                    718-747-2137      
Maria Baez                                      718-294-3950   
Charles Barron                               718-649-9495/9496    
Gale A. Brewer                               212-873-0282   
Leroy Comrie                                  718-776-3700   
Elizabeth Crowley                          718 366-3900 and 718- 326 3549    
Bill de Blasio                                    718-854-9791    
Inez E. Dickens                               212-678-4505    
Erik Martin Dilan                            718-642-8664    
Mathieu Eugene                              718-287-8762    
Simcha Felder                                  718-853-2704    
Lewis A. Fidler                                 718-241-9330    
Helen D. Foster                                 718-588-7500    
Daniel R. Garodnick                         212-818-0580   
James F. Gennaro                            718-217-4969   
Vincent J. Gentile                             718-748-5200
Alan J. Gerson                                  212-788-7722
Eric N. Gioia                                     718-383-9566
Sara M. Gonzalez                             718-439-9012
Vincent Ignizio                                 718-984-5151
Robert Jackson                                212-928-1322
Letitia James                                    718-260-9191
Melinda R. Katz                                718-544-8800
G. Oliver Koppell                              718-549-7300
Jessica S. Lappin                               212-980-1808
John C. Liu                                         718-888-8747
Melissa Mark-Viverito                    212-828-9800
Miguel Martinez                               917-521-2616/2640
Darlene Mealy                                  718-953-3097
Rosie Mendez                                   212-677-1077
Michael C. Nelson                            718-368-9176
James S. Oddo                                  718-980-1017
Annabel Palma                                 718-792-1140
Christine C. Quinn                           212- 564-7757
Domenic M. Recchia, Jr                   718-373-9673
Diana Reyna                                      718-963-3141
Joel Rivera                                        718-842-8100
James Sanders, Jr                            718-527-4356
Larry B. Seabrook                            718-994-9900
Helen Sears                                        718-803-6373
Kendall Stewart                                718-951-8177
James Vacca                                      718-931-1721
Peter F. Vallone, Jr                          718-274-4500
Albert Vann                                       718-919-0740
David I. Weprin                                 718-465-8202
Thomas White, Jr                             718-843-0792
David Yassky                                     718-875-5200

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