Deal to keep Central Park’s horses would banish pedicabs
New York’s pedicab operators say they were the unwitting victims of some political horse trading.
In an angry protest Tuesday, the city’s bicycle taxi drivers charged that their most lucrative routes pedaling tourists through Central Park were outlawed without their knowledge as part of the city’s deal to overhaul the popular horse carriage industry.
“This is pretty outrageous and totally unwarranted,” said Robert Tipton, whose company called Mr. Rickshaw operates 29 pedicabs. “It’s a concession to the carriage-horse industry with the city saying, we’re going to reduce your numbers, but in return, we’re going to hurt your competition.”