跟进：纽约市议会40比7通过《罗曼奇法》：马车2028年6月1日起退出中央公园

纽约——纽约市议会10月22日以40票赞成、7票反对、2票弃权通过《罗曼奇法》（Romanch's Law，法案编号Int. 943），决定逐步淘汰全市的马拉马车行业，中央公园的马车最迟于2028年6月1日退出。据市议会官方新闻稿，法案以今年6月在中央公园马车事故中遇难的18岁印度游客罗曼奇·马哈詹（Romanch Mahajan）命名。

法案为近200匹现役马车马的去向作出安排：每位持牌马主须在2027年6月1日前向市卫生与心理卫生局证明，其马匹不会被出售或转移用于屠宰、马车业务或任何不人道用途，马主也可选择保留马匹所有权。对从业者，法案要求市长行政当局为马车司机与行业工人设立劳动力过渡计划，包括就业转介、职业咨询、招聘会与教育机会，并考虑就其马车业务、牌照与设备价值给予补偿；据《今日美国》报道，过渡计划须在2027年4月前制定。议长还将组建一个有行政当局与劳方代表参加的联合工作组推进过渡。

市议会议长朱莉·梅宁（Julie Menin）在市议会新闻稿中表示，马哈詹今夏悲惨且本可避免的死亡，凸显了在数十年担忧之后采取紧急行动的必要性。她在表决后说：「今天的历史性表决标志着我们对动物福利、公共安全和保护工人的承诺。」市长佐赫兰·马姆达尼（Zohran Mamdani）支持该法案，预计将签署。

反对声浪随即出现。据《今日美国》报道，代表100多名马车司机的美国运输工人工会已表示将起诉市政府，试图阻止立法生效，并称法案一旦签署将立即申请临时限制令。马车司机亚历克苏斯·劳森（Alexus Lawson，28岁）在市政厅外称表决结果是「一场灾难」，表示「纽约人支持我们，我们不会不战而退」。特朗普总统在表决前于Truth Social发帖批评这一动向，称纽约的马拉马车是「典型的纽约体验」，对它因政治原因消失感到难过。

市议会新闻稿说，马车自1858年起在中央公园运营，到20世纪中叶，全市马车牌照被限制在68张。马车曾出现在《欲望都市》《精灵总动员》《小鬼当家2》等影视作品中，成为纽约的旅游象征。《今日美国》称，过去五年间，费城、芝加哥与圣安东尼奥等大城市也已相继立法禁止马拉马车。

Follow-Up: NYC Council Passes Romanch's Law 40-7: Horse-Drawn Carriages to Leave Central Park by June 1, 2028

NEW YORK — The New York City Council on October 22 passed Romanch's Law (Int. 943) by a vote of 40 in favor, 7 opposed and 2 abstentions, a bill that will phase out the city's horse-drawn carriage industry, with carriages to leave Central Park by June 1, 2028 at the latest. According to the Council's official press release, the law is named for Romanch Mahajan, an 18-year-old tourist from India who was killed on June 17 when a carriage horse bolted in Central Park.

For the industry's nearly 200 horses, the legislation requires each licensed owner, by June 1, 2027, to certify to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene that their horses will not be sold or transferred for slaughter, carriage work or any inhumane purpose, or to keep ownership of the horses. For workers, the mayoral administration must set up a workforce transition plan covering job referrals, career counseling, job fairs and education opportunities, and consider compensating drivers for the value of their businesses, licenses and equipment; USA Today reported the transition plan is due by April 2027. Speaker Julie Menin will also form a joint working group with administration and labor representatives.

"The tragic and preventable death of Romanch Mahajan this summer underscored the need for urgent action after decades of concern," Council Speaker Julie Menin said in the Council's release. In a statement after the vote she said: "Today's historic vote marks our commitment to animal welfare, public safety, and protecting workers." Mayor Zohran Mamdani supports the bill and is expected to sign it.

Opposition came swiftly. USA Today reported that the Transport Workers Union, which represents more than 100 carriage drivers, has vowed to sue the city to block the law and to seek a temporary restraining order as soon as it is signed. Carriage driver Alexus Lawson, 28, called the vote a "travesty" outside City Hall, saying, "New Yorkers want us. We're not going down without a fight." Ahead of the vote, President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that the New York City horse-drawn carriage is "a quintessential New York experience" and that it was sad to see it go for political reasons.

Horse-drawn carriages have operated in Central Park since 1858, the Council release said, and by the mid-20th century the city had limited carriage licenses to 68. The carriages became a tourism staple featured in films and shows including "Sex and the City," "Elf" and "Home Alone 2." USA Today noted that over the past five years Philadelphia, Chicago and San Antonio have also voted to ban horse-drawn carriages.

来源：GSM·美国（原文链接）

图片来源：图：纽约街头的马拉马车（资料图）。照片：Heike Huslage-Koch，CC BY-SA 4.0，经Wikimedia Commons。Horse-drawn carriages on a New York street (file photo). Photo: Heike Huslage-Koch, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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