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'Act now': Indian teen Romanch Mahajan's father urges NYC to ban horse carriages after son's death

The father of Indian teenager Romanch Mahajan, who died in a horse-drawn carriage accident in New York's Central Park while trying to save his mother, made an emotional appeal to the New York City Council, requesting lawmakers to ban horse-drawn carriages and ensure that "no other family" suffers a similar…

The Times of India

NYC, DC, and Atlantic City All Broke Long-Standing Temperature Records Last Week

LaGuardia hit 104°F (broke 1966 record +3°F), DC hit 103°F July 4 (hottest ever), Atlantic City hit 106°F (all-time record). Here is the full East Coast 2026 heat record.

Medical Daily

Bill seeking to ban horse carriages in NYC renamed after Indian teen killed in Central Park incident

A bill to ban horse-drawn carriages in New York City has been renamed 'Romanch's Law' in honor of an Indian teenager who tragically died after falling from a carriage. Romanch Mahajan, 18, sacrificed his life trying to help his mother when the horse bolted. The incident has reignited calls for…

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Horse-drawn carriage rides in New York on hold after teen tourist's death

The union representing horse-drawn carriage drivers says it will not resume offer rides in Central Park until Tuesday in the wake of a death of a young tourist who jumped from a runaway horse carriage

The Independent UK

New York mayor Zohran Mamdani pushes to end horse carriage industry after Indian teen Romanch Mahajan's death

The death of 18-year-old Romanch Mahajan, an Indian teen, falling from a Central Park horse carriage, strengthened calls to end the horse carriage industry as there have been eight horse-related incidents in Central Park over the past 13 months but this was the first human fatality involving a horse carriage…

The Times of India

New York mayor, other leaders push to ban horse-drawn carriage rides after Indian teen's death

The death of an Indian teenager in New York's Central Park has led to renewed calls to ban horse-drawn carriages

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New York mayor, other leaders push to end horse carriage industry after Indian teen's death

The death of an Indian teenager in New York's Central Park has led to renewed calls to ban horse-drawn carriages

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Tourist’s death reignites calls to ban horse-drawn carriages in Central Park

There have now been eight horse-related incidents in Central Park over the past 13 months

The Independent UK

Central Park carriage ride turns deadly in terrifying seconds

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Indian teenager dies in horse carriage accident during his first trip to New York City

A tragic accident in New York's Central Park claimed the life of 18-year-old Romanch Mahajan. He was on his first trip to the city with his family when their horse bolted. Romanch bravely jumped to save his mother when she fell. The incident has reignited calls to ban horse-drawn carriages…

The Economic Times

18-year-old dies after being thrown from horse-drawn carriage in Central Park

Video showed the horse sprinting through the park as two people appeared to jump from the four-wheeled carriage

The Independent UK

Carriage horse that died in Central Park had eaten a toxic plant earlier that day, necropsy reveals

The Japanese yew is toxic and can cause cardiac arrest in horses and other animals

The Independent UK

Three teenagers arrested over death of man in Essex

Boy, 14, among three people held after 21-year-old was found critically injured in Central Park, Chelmsford

The Guardian - UK

‘A disgrace that this is still happening’: New Yorkers ‘traumatized’ as Central Park carriage horse collapses and dies, calls for ban intensify

“Every few months there’s a horrific incident..."

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Carriage Horse Dies in Central Park, Triggering Fresh Calls for Mamdani to Ban Horse-Drawn Rides

A carriage horse's death in Central Park has reignited the clamour for banning horse-drawn carriages in NYC, as animal welfare concerns rise.

Sports Illustrated

FIFA, NYC Mayor Announce Free World Cup Final Watch Party in Central Park

Thousands of fans will be able to gather at Central Park to watch the World Cup final on July 19.

Sports Illustrated

From Sports Bars to BBQ Joints: Inside New York’s Best Watch Parties for the Knicks-Spurs NBA Finals

Three reporters went out into New York City and watched the opening games of the NBA Finals in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens. Here’s how the madness felt.

The Times of India

In 1890, a Shakespeare fan released 100 birds in New York; today there are over 200 million across America

On a spring day in 1890, a small flock of birds took flight over New York City's Central Park. There was nothing particularly remarkable about them at the time. No one watching could have guessed that those few birds would eventually give rise to one of the largest avian populations…

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Euronews

New York buried in nearly 60 centimetres of snow as Manhattan falls silent

New York was blanketed by nearly 60 centimetres of snow, shutting schools, silencing traffic and turning Central Park into a playground of sledges and snowmen.

Fortune

Meta is quietly expanding its $10 billion Hyperion AI data center, now sprawling to four times the size of Manhattan’s Central Park

Meta’s latest 1,400-acre land deal in Louisiana signals plans for a vast, multiphase AI campus unlike anything the U.S. has seen.

The Independent UK

Olympic snowboarder Shaun White jumps over comedian Shane Gillis in Central Park after Winter Storm Fern hits the US

Watch as Olympic snowboarder Shaun White jumps over comedian Shane Gillis in a snowy Central Park.

Cinemablend

'I Never Would Have Desecrated Our Makeout Spot Like That.' Ethan Hawke's A Little Hurt Gwyneth Paltrow Has A New Kissing Scene In Central Park

The moment has been living rent-free in his head for nearly three decades

The Fashion Central

Woman Locates Mystery Stranger Who Captured Her Central Park Proposal

A Colorado woman who got engaged in New York this fall has tracked down a stranger who unknowingly captured her proposal

The Independent UK

Proposal to ban Central Park horse carriages voted down by key NYC council committee

Central Park’s iconic horse carriages will trot on, for now

International Business Times UK

Did Sydney Sweeney Cheat On Scooter Braun With Ex-Fiance Jonathan Davino? Actress Caught Hiding Her Face As Former Boyfriend Drives Away With Her

Sydney Sweeney was caught with ex Jonathan Davino in Los Angeles days after her Central Park kiss with Scooter Braun, fuelling online relationship rumours.

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