# WATCH: Deranged animal rights activist arrested after allegedly hitting carriage driver with skateboard

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/watch-deranged-animal-rights-activist-arrested-after-allegedly-hitting-carriage-driver-with-skateboard/
- Published: 2026-11-12T17:00:31+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T17:26:32+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/us/watch-deranged-animal-rights-activist-arrested-allegedly-hitting-carriage-driver-skateboard
- Topics: World

## Key points

- A woman was arrested after allegedly attacking two men in Central Park.
- Police say she used a skateboard against one man and punched another.
- The incident comes amid debate over the city’s horse-carriage trade.

## Summary

A 27-year-old woman from Philadelphia was arrested after allegedly attacking two men, including a horse carriage driver, in Central Park. Police say she struck one man in the face and shoulder with a skateboard and punched another in the face; the incident was captured on video. The case comes amid debate over New York City’s horse-carriage industry and a vote to end the tradition.

The NYPD said officers responded to a 911 call near 59th Street and West Drive on Tuesday. Video shows the woman criticising the use of horses in the city, saying they are sensitive to light and noise and calling their handlers animal abusers. The Transport Workers Union condemned the incident and called for a more visible police presence at carriage stands; the woman was contacted for comment.

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