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MEDIA ADVISORY: PRESS CONFERENCE ON STEPS OF CITY HALL -- FRIDAY, JUNE 15TH 12:00PM DE BLASIO, ANIMAL GROUPS TO PRESS CITY COUNCIL ON HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGES

MEDIA ADVISORY:

Press Conference On Steps Of City Hall -- Friday, June 15th at 12:00PM

DE BLASIO, ANIMAL GROUPS TO PRESS CITY COUNCIL ON HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGES

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New York, NY – Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, New Yorkers for Clean, Livable and Safe Streets (NYCLASS), and PETA will hold a press conference on the steps of City Hall in Manhattan on Friday, June 15th at 12:00 PM to urge the Council to support a pilot program that would phase out the horse-drawn carriage industry in New York City and replace it with vintage-replica electric cars.  At no cost to the city, the pilot program would test out the viability of replacing the carriage horse industry with an electric vintage-replica car – a cleaner, safer and animal-friendly alternative.

WHO:                            New Yorkers for Clean, Livable and Safe Streets (NYCLASS) 
                                     Public Advocate Bill de Blasio
                                     Council Member Melissa Mark-Viverito
                                     Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez  
                                     Council Member Daniel Dromm 
                                     PETA
                                     Rational Animal
                                     Animal Haven
                                     Seraphim12                    

WHAT:                                   Press conference

WHEN:                                   Friday, June 15th at 12:00 PM 

WHERE:                                 City Hall Steps – New York, NY

PRESS CONTACT:               Phil Singer or Peter Ajemian

                                                347-614-2430

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