Central park sightseeing central park horse carriage tour 20 minute tour in new york city horse drawn carriages are a symbol of pre modern life before the advent of motor vehicles during this time new yorkers traveled by horse drawn carriage as a result and over time horses remained a symbol of new york city along with the empire state building rockefellercenter the statue of liberty and the street side performers horse drawn carriages are left as one of the rare ways to taste the