New Businesses through 5/16/2010

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Horse-drawn carriage permits come under scrutiny

Has the city created a black market in horse carriage permits?

As it stands today, the city allows a total of 46 permits to carriage operators which can be renewed annually for $80 per carriage. A man who once sued the city for its role in allowing a carriage permit “monopoly” now owns all but three of the permits, himself.