Public Voices for the New York City Carriage Horses

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Free speech, City Hall style (July 12, 2015: New York Daily News)

Manhattan: The city is currently reevaluating its contracts with Donald Trump in light of the offensive comments he made about immigrants . Yet in May, when the Daily News reported that the firm hired by the mayor’s office to conduct the environmental impact study on the horse carriage industry was headed by a man who publicly supported anti-horse, pro-developer NYCLASS, City Hall insisted everything was above board, and that “(D)isqualifying an applicant based on the personal beliefs of an individual is not only outside the scope of contract evaluations, but would be a clear violation of procurement law and the First Amendment. ” Seems like the city has this First Amendment thing backward. Christina Hansen

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Christina Hansen is a New York City carriage driver and a spokesperson for the carriage industry. She is a proud member of Teamsters Local 553.

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