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    Carriage Owner Wins Injunction

    Parks  •  Central Park, Manhattan

    Horse carriage in Central Park. Image credit: publicdomainpictures.net.

    Central Park Sightseeing, a horse carriage company offering rides in Central Park, sued New Yorkers for Clean, Livable & Safe Streets, an animal rights group based in New York City that is opposed horse-drawn carriages. Central Park Sightseeing claimed that the animal rights group created a public nuisance by interfering with public safety and the safe flow of traffic, and that the animal rights group interfered with the horse carriage business by harassing, threatening, and yelling obscenities at potential customers and intimidating drivers. Central Park Sightseeing produced video evidence that the animal rights group encouraged passengers to leave their carriages and either not pay or request a refund. (read more…)

    Tags : carriages, horse, horse carriage, parks
    Date:05/09/2018
    Category : CityLaw
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