The graphic image paid for by PETA was placed above the Hell’s Kitchen site at 51st Street and 11th Street where the horse, Lady, keeled over on Aug. 5

The nonprofit that manages Central Park is supporting a ban on horse-drawn carriages, a staple of the park since it opened in 1858, according to two people familiar with the deliberations.

After years of maintaining a neutral stance on the operation of horse-drawn carriages in New York City, the Central Park Conservancy has come out in support of banning them as a “matter of public health and safety.