Defeating Christine Quinn was one thing, but electing one of NYCLASS' very own members to the City Council? That's amazing – and for Helen Rosenthal, that’s what we did.

NYCLASS has more big victories to announce -- two of our animal hero candidates, Daneek Miller & Paul Vallone, won their City Council primary elections by a recount of just a few hundred votes! 

BREAKING NEWS: Yesterday, a spooked carriage horse named Chris flipped over in Manhattan. The terrified young horse was pinned to the ground and had to be cut from the carriage. Thankfully, the horse is suspended from work pending a vet exam.

We called voters, we knocked on doors, we donated, we showed up at rallies, we talked to our friends and neighbors. And tonight, we won.

NEW YORK (WLNY) – Horse-drawn carriage rides through Central Park are a popular attraction — and fuel for debate — in New York City.

HUGE NEWS: Animal hero Bill de Blasio has jumped to FIRST PLACE in the latest Quinnipiac poll for NYC mayor -- he's now at 30% - six points ahead of animal hater Christine Quinn!

There's just 41 days to go before the New York City mayoral primary election. And good news, we have momentum in this historic horse race to elect a humane mayor!

I have to warn you: the photo to the left is N-A-S-T-Y — it is a new photo sent to us by a supporter that depicts the awful living conditions carriage horses in New York City face every single day. This is what animal haters like Christine Quinn want — and this is why NYCLASS has a purpose.

They say the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree — but in this case, we beg to differ! Mayor Bloomberg’s daughter, Georgina, is bravely standing up to her own anti-animal father in calling for an end to abusive horse drawn carriages.

Governor Cuomo has a chance to become a NYCLASS’ TOP DOG by signing the puppy mill bill into law!