From the Right · Watch · October 23, 2026
Oct 22 · New York City Council votes to end Central Park horse-carriage rides by 2028 as drivers vow to sue
Fox News: Furious NYC horse carriage drivers threaten lawsuit after city votes to ban iconic industry
Grade C (70/100). Raw post-vote news conference by carriage drivers and Councilman Jim Gennaro, with no narration and no supporter of the bill
Lehrer score 70/100 (−12 loaded wording: title frames the drivers as 'Furious'; −18 omission: raw remarks: no narration, and the attacks on council members ([0:08] 'The hypocrisy and spinelessness showed by some of these council members') run with no response). Fixed scale: 90+ A, 80s B, 70s C, 60s D, under 60 F → C.
title frames the drivers as 'Furious'; raw remarks: no narration, and the attacks on council members ([0:08] 'The hypocrisy and spinelessness showed by some of these council members') run with no response
Splits: Raw post-vote news conference by carriage drivers and Councilman Jim Gennaro, with no narration and no supporter of the bill
- Broken. Rule: loaded wording (title frames the drivers as 'Furious')
- Broken. Rule: omission (raw remarks: no narration, and the attacks on council members ([0:08] 'The hypocrisy and spinelessness showed by some of these council members') run with no response)
Same story: PBS NewsHour, NewsNation