Horse-drawn carriages will be banned in New York City after the City Council approved a new bill Thursday that will end a Central Park tradition that’s endured for more than 150 years.

The City Council quietly passed a controversial bill that would give nonprofits the first shot at buying up distressed Big Apple properties. The “Community Opportunity for Purchase Act,” or COPA, requires some sellers to delay putting their properties on the open market for 90 days while “community land trusts” and other nonprofits have an exclusive...

A liberal City Council member who wants to ban delivery companies from hiring third-party drivers shrugged off reports that her crusade could kill thousands of Big Apple jobs on Wednesday.  Experts warned last week that Council member Tiffany Cabán’s Delivery Protection Act could prompt Amazon to close more than a dozen warehouses and move upwards...

Business groups are demanding the City Council block a controversial labor bill backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his progressive comrades — arguing it will slap crippling mandates on crucial job providers.