Today, the fabled Taunton hitching post has been refurbished and is on display far away from the scene of its liberation.

Central Park horse carriage drivers are urging the city for some “relief” when it comes to bathroom access, The Post has learned ... to install more hitching posts to safely tether horses ...

the post was a round, tapered log with a cast iron cap. Attached to the cap was a ring through which the reins of a horse or mule could be tied. But, as automobiles replaced animals, the hitching ...