# 🔴 LIVE: Watch New York City Council's 10/22 Stated Meeting, Featuring Vote to Ban Horse Carriages

The New York City Council’s stated meeting for October 22, 2026 (stream metadata dated October 23) adopted several major measures. The Council passed Intro 943A, known as Roman’s Law, to phase out horse-drawn carriages, with a transition period and provisions for worker assistance, humane horse disposition, and consideration of compensation; a motion to delay the effective date to January 1, 2030, was defeated 6–43. The Council also passed the Community Opportunity to Purchase Act (Intro 905A), giving eligible community-based organizations an opportunity to purchase certain distressed properties; it passed 38–9, with two abstentions. Other adopted measures included voting-access legislation for people in city jails and an increase in the SCRIE/DRIE income eligibility limit from $50,000 to $75,000.

No contracts, vendor selections, or purchasing awards were identified. Budget- and property-related items included the Speaker’s cited $5.5 million commitment to homeowner stabilization services, a resolution setting a hearing on annual expenditures for eight business improvement districts, tax exemptions for specified buildings, and land-use actions involving affordable housing and a proposed 300-bed long-term care facility. These were not reported as procurement awards or purchases.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure, Policy
**Published:** October 23, 2026

### Sources
- [🔴 LIVE: Watch New York City Council's 10/22 Stated Meeting, Featuring Vote to Ban Horse Carriages](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2B7P8dZt_k) - New York City Council