NYC carriage horse collapses and dies in Central Park, traumatizing parkgoers
"That horse, without a doubt, had an agonizing death right in front of everyone. People will never forget seeing that happen," NYCLASS Executive Director Edita Birnkrant told The Post.
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Metro NYC carriage horse collapses and dies in Central Park, traumatizing parkgoers By Zoe Hussain Published June 9, 2026, 10:55 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google A carriage horse collapsed and died in Central Park on Tuesday — traumatizing parkgoers and prompting advocates to call for the Big Apple’s horse-drawn carriages to be phased out once and for all. Witnesses saw the carriage horse struggling and thrashing on the ground with its tongue hanging out below Strawberry Fields around 7:30 p.m., according to Edita Birnkrant, the Executive Director of the nonprofit New Yorkers for Clean, Livable, and Safe Streets. The distressed equine died roughly 10 minutes after it collapsed, Brinkrant said.
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