New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin reached a deal on Tuesday to end horse-drawn carriage rides in the city, NBC New York reported.

The bill is called Romanch's Law, after Romanch Mahajan, an 18-year-old tourist from India who was killed in June. During his family's ride in Central Park, the driver stepped down to take a photo, the horse started running, and Mahajan was thrown and hit his head. The council plans to vote on the bill on Oct. 22.

Under the plan, carriage licenses would end on May 31, 2028, and the ban would take effect the next day. The city would have to produce a plan by April 1, 2027, to help workers move into new jobs, with training and career counseling, ABC News reported. The bill also bars the sale of the horses to slaughterhouses.

About 200 drivers work in the trade, the New York Post reported. Animal rights groups have pushed for a ban for years, saying the horses are overworked and easily spooked on busy streets. Carriage owners deny those claims and say the animals are well cared for.

Menin said in a statement that "this tradition has become a growing public safety liability," NBC New York reported.

The Transport Workers Union, which represents the drivers, opposes the bill. Its leader, John Samuelsen, said the plan offers weak help, such as job fairs, instead of real pay for workers, NBC New York reported.

Past mayors, including Bill de Blasio and Eric Adams, pushed to end the carriages but did not get a ban passed.

What we know: The deal would end carriage rides on June 1, 2028, and a council vote is set for Oct. 22.
What we don't: Whether the bill has enough votes to pass, and what the final jobs plan will offer drivers.