[image: CAP News] NYC Replaces Horse-Drawn Carriages With Rickshaws [image: NYC Replaces Horse-Drawn Carriages With Rickshaws] Mayor Bloomberg introduces the city's new slogan along with its new means of transportation.
NEW YORK (CAP) - Bowing to pressure from animal activists who think horses on busy streets is cruel, New York will be replacing the city's historic horse-drawn carriages with rickshaws pulled by homeless residents. "While it saddens me to end a 155-year-old tradition, I'm excited to give jobs to people who really need them," said Mayor Michael Bloomberg. "And it won't be long before our city has the most athletically fit homeless population this side of the Mississippi." While critics of the horse-carriage industry applaud the mayor's efforts to make a change to what many call an outdated practice, they say replacing the horses with unkempt people pulling rickety carts changes what the city is all about. SHARE [image: Facebook]<http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http://www.cap-news.com/story.php?id=201310006&t=NYC%20Replaces%20Horse-Drawn%20Carriages%20With%20Rickshaws> [image: Reddit]<http://www.reddit.com/submit?url=http://www.cap-news.com/story.php?id=201310006> [image: Google Plus] [image: Twitter]<http://twitter.com/home?status=NYC%20Replaces%20Horse-Drawn%20Carriages%20With%20Rickshaws%20-%20http://www.cap-news.com/story.php?id=201310006> [image: StumbleUpon]<http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=http://www.cap-news.com/story.php?id=201310006> u.s. NEWS Joe Biden: Zimmerman "Could Have Been Me"<http://www.cap-news.com/report.php?id=201307005> al Qaeda Drops 'Share Everything' Plan, Foils NSA<http://www.cap-news.com/report.php?id=201307001> 'Coffee Pots For The Poor' Program Goes Belly Up<http://www.cap-news.com/story.php?id=201306001> Justice Dept. Seized Cosmo Records Seeking Sex Tips<http://www.cap-news.com/report.php?id=201305008> Anti-Zombie Groups Fight Pitchfork Control Legislation<http://www.cap-news.com/report.php?id=201304001> "People come to our city for that authentic New York experience," said Alan FitzPatrick, who operates a tourism kiosk in Central Park. "They want to step over homeless people sleeping in doorways, not dodge them running up and down sidewalks. "You can't panhandle if you're out of breath," he added. "Just sayin'." The issue has become fodder for the upcoming mayoral election, with frontrunner Bill de Blasio supporting old time electric cars as a replacement, and challenger Joe Lhota suggesting construction of mini canals through the city that feature gondola rides for tourists. "You know, homeless people can operate gondolas just as well as they can carry rickshaws," Lhota said of his convoluted plan. "Of course, we're just replacing the unfortunate smell of the horses with the unfortunate smell of the homeless. "But hey - whatever wins me this race," Lhota added. "You know what they say: go homeless, or go home." The mayor's plan would put 75 rickshaws into circulation with about 200 operators licenses available at homeless shelters throughout the city. The cost of a ride will range from $50 to $150 depending on the length, time of day, and how inebriated the operator is at the start of the trip. IN OTHER NEWS Germany is formally asking the United States to stop eavesdropping on conversations and remove the hidden cameras that spy on Chancellor Angela Merkel while she's getting dressed. "Seriously? She's like 75 years old. That's just gross," said one German official. "And the Chancellors Gone Wildwebsite is completely uncalled for." TODAY'S TOP STORIES Obama Urges Healthier Pranks This Halloween<http://www.cap-news.com/story.php?id=200910014> CAP News Rumors: Mayor Is A Pedophile<http://www.cap-news.com/story.php?id=200810009> Terrorism Celebrates 250 Years<http://www.cap-news.com/story.php?id=200610009> TD Bank Replaces Frumpy Tellers With Sexy Coeds<http://www.cap-news.com/story.php?id=201310005> US, Canada Agree To Swap Texas, Quebec<http://www.cap-news.com/story.php?id=200710013> [image: Fake Advertisement] CAP NEWS AUDIO ComaQuil <http://www.cap-news.com/audio.php?id=222> [image: ComaQuil] <http://www.cap-news.com/audio.php?id=222> If NyQuil and DayQuil can't overcome that nasty cold of yours, try the one product guaranteed to get you through cold and flu season in the blink of an eye. FROM THE VAULT [image: Police On The Hunt For Escaped Exotic Republicans] <http://www.cap-news.com/story.php?id=201110010> October 24, 2011 TO UNSUBSCRIBE, HIT REPLY AND ASK TO BE REMOVED FROM FUTURE MAILINGS. -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PoliticalForum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
