Onur Altintas, 41, a New York City carriage driver who owns four horses, after the City Council voted 40-7 to ban horse-drawn carriages. Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s office says he will sign the bill, banning the 160-year-old industry starting in June 2028. Carriage owners have to buy medallions from the city to operate. Altintas said he has put his life and his future into the business. “Now they are taking my future away,” he said. Drivers protested at City Hall during the vote. Transport Workers Union Local 100 says it will take the city to court. Animal rights groups called the vote the start of a more humane approach to tourism. (The New York Times)