纽约市领导人同意在2028年6月前逐步淘汰中央公园的马车。该提议的法律旨在纪念罗马奇·马贾恩，同时保护工人并提升公共安全。
New York City leaders agreed to phase out Central Park's horse-drawn carriages by June 2028. The proposed law honours Romanch Mahajan while protecting workers and improving public safety.
纽约市将根据以罗马奇·马贾恩命名的提议立法逐步淘汰马车，这位18岁的印度游客曾在中央公园的一起马车事故中身亡。
New York City is set to phase out its horse-drawn carriages under proposed legislation named after Romanch Mahajan, an 18-year-old Indian tourist who died after a carriage accident in Central Park.
市长佐兰·曼达尼和市议会议长朱莉·梅宁已就一项法案达成一致，该法案将在2028年6月前终止中央公园内马车的使用，同时保护依赖该行业谋生的工人。
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin have agreed on a bill that would end the use of horse-drawn carriages in the park by June 2028 while protecting workers whose livelihoods depend on the industry.
“马车行业在纽约市即将结束。我们的政府将确保工人和业主得到保护，马匹也将安全，”曼达尼在一篇帖子中表示。为禁用马车的努力在马贾恩因6月事故受伤身亡后加剧。当时他跳下马车去帮助母亲，因为马匹受惊狂奔导致母亲从车上摔落。他后来因伤势过重去世。
“The horse carriage industry is coming to an end in New York City. Our administration will make sure workers and owners are protected, and the horses are safe,” Mamdani said in a post on Efforts to ban the carriages intensified after Mahajan died from injuries suffered in the June accident. He had jumped from the carriage to help his mother after she fell out when the horse bolted. He later died from his injuries.
该法案以他的名字更名为“罗马奇法”，以示纪念。预计该法案将于下周在51名成员组成的市议会进行表决。梅宁表示，她相信该法案将获得足够支持以推翻否决权，《纽约时报》报道。
The bill was renamed “Romanch's Law” in his honour. It is expected to be put to a vote in the 51-member City Council next week. Menin said she believed it would pass with enough support to override a veto, The New York Times reported.
梅宁对《政治》杂志表示，马车长期以来一直是纽约市历史的一部分，但在日益繁忙的中央公园中，马车已成为日益增长的公共安全隐患。
Menin told Politico that horse-drawn carriages had long been part of New York City's history but had become a growing public safety concern in an increasingly busy Central Park.
“下周，议会将通过对此法案的表决采取果断行动，以保护纽约市民、游客以及马匹本身，”她说。
“Next week, the Council will take decisive action by voting on this bill to protect New Yorkers, visitors, and the horses themselves,” she said.
该立法最初被称为“莱德法”，以纪念一匹在2022年8月纽约市拉车时倒塌的26岁马车马莱德。莱德当年10月去世，这促使包括动物法律防御基金在内的动物权益和倡导团体加强了呼吁，要求在城市中禁止并取代马车。
The legislation was earlier called “Ryder's Law”, after a 26-year-old carriage horse that collapsed while pulling a carriage in New York City in August 2022. Ryder died in October that year, prompting animal rights and advocacy groups, including the Animal Legal Defence Fund, to intensify calls to ban and replace horse-drawn carriages in the city.
马哈詹去世后，负责该公共空间日常维护的中央公园保护协会重申了其要求禁止马车进入公园的呼吁。
After Mahajan's death, the Central Park Conservancy, which is responsible for the day-to-day care of the public space, renewed its call for horse-drawn carriages to be banned from the park.
“这是我们去年首次呼吁禁止马车进入中央公园时所担心的悲剧，原因是马车对公共安全和公共健康构成风险，”该协会表示。“一名年轻人来到我们的公园享受时光，却失去了生命。这不是在美利坚最繁忙的公共空间之一中运营的过时产业所应付出的代价。”该提议的法律将于下周提交市议会表决，若通过，将在2028年6月前终止中央公园的马车运营，为受影响的工人提供保障，并纪念马哈詹。
“This is the tragedy we feared when we first called last year for horse carriages to be banned from Central Park due to the risks they pose to public safety and public health,” it said. “A young man came to enjoy our park and lost his life. That is not an acceptable cost of an antiquated industry operating in the middle of one of the most heavily used public spaces in America.”The proposed law, which is due for a City Council vote next week, would end horse-drawn carriage operations in Central Park by June 2028, provide protections for affected workers and honour Mahajan.