Alec Baldwin has requested New York Mayor Bill de Blasio suspend horse carriage rides around Central Park amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
The 30 Rock actor applauded de Blasio on measures taken to curb the spread of Covid-19 in a letter sent on Wednesday, before asking him to shutter “one shady trade that continues to put people at risk”. “As we face an unprecedented crisis of contagion, it is shocking that carriage drivers still cram tourists into small carriages and give them shared, reused blankets, with the driver seated just inches ahead of them,” he wrote. “This reckless disregard may well fuel the spread of the coronavirus to both New Yorkers and unwitting visitors from across the country.” The letter was sent in association
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