NEW YORK (WABC) -- Mayor Eric Adams is calling for a ban on carriage horses in New York City and signed an executive order Wednesday aiming to harness the industry by the end of next year.

Adams will call for the City Council to pass a complete ban while he signs an executive order to "ensure city agencies are doing everything in their power to prepare for a City Council ban on the horse carriage industry and to strengthen oversight and enforcement in the meantime."

Under the executive order, the NYPD will immediately prioritize enforcement against horse-drawn carriages that illegally solicit fares or drive in traffic and bicycle lanes - starting a crackdown that will eventually put the the buggies out of business.

"Spring of 2026, you will no longer see them, you will no longer smell

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