Horse-drawn carriage rides have been an attraction in Central Park for many years, but an activist group is pushing to replace them with electric cars that recall another bygone era: the Roaring Twenties.

Exotic car designer Jason Wenig is working with New Yorkers for Safe, Clean and Livable Streets (NYCLASS) to build a $450,000 prototype of the horseless carriage. If the pilot project goes forward, the car could arrive in Central Park within a year.

“Passengers will feel like they are being transformed into the ‘Great Gatsby’ era in a modern car,” said Allie Feldman, an organizer for NYClass.

The ultimate goal, according to the advocacy group, is to completely eliminate the use of horse-drawn carriages in the city—a practice they say is inhumane, pointing to the animals’ long work hours and lack of pasture time.

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn has voiced opposition to the idea, saying the Central Park Conservancy had concerns about the project.

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Police have arrested a 13-year-old girl for an attempted robbery in Central Park earlier this week and are searching for young boy who was also involved in the incident.

Two suspects approached a 38-year-old woman near Fifth Avenue and 107th Street around 8 p.m. on Monday, police said. The female suspect demanded the woman’s cell phone, but the woman refused. The male suspect then tried to take the victim’s purse. She was able to hold onto her purse, and the suspects fled.

One suspect was described as a girl between 12 and 14 years old, and the other was described as a boy 10 to 11 years old. Detectives were also looking for a 14-year-old girl who was seen with the suspects immediately following the incident. It is not clear if police arrested the girl who approached the victim or the girl who was seen talking with the suspects after the attempted robbery.

The boy is described as being approximately 4-feet-5 and wearing a beige striped fleece.

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The Central Park Precinct station house reopened this morning after a multimillion-dollar renovation.

The historical landmark, which used to be stables and sheds, houses the city’s 22nd precinct that patrols Central Park.

NYPD department chief Joseph Esposito, whose last day on the force is tomorrow, helped open the precinct. He has held the job for a record 12 years.

“With the opening today of the beautifully restored Central Park Precinct station, we have updated a police station that dates back to 1936,” Mayor Michael Bloomberg said.

Bloomberg also noted the crime rate in the park, which he said is down by 20 percent since 2001.

NYPD statistics show four crimes so far this year in Central Park, as of March 17: two robberies and two grand larcenies.

The precinct now has new phones and computers, and improved heating and air conditioning, Bloomberg said. It also has a partially bulletproof glass atrium.

“It brings a 19th-century station house into the 21st century,” NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly said.

Present at the ribbon-cutting was Detective Steven McDonald, who was shot and paralyzed in 1986 when he stopped to question three young men in the park.

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It’s a bird, it’s a plane — no, actually it was a hot air balloon drifting over Central Park Tuesday morning.

The unusual sight was part of Disney’s push to promote “Oz The Great And Powerful,” hitting theaters March 8.

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About 500 runners gathered Sunday morning for what organizers called the first co-ed marathon held entirely in Central Park since 1975.

The marathon course essentially comprised five loops of the park, though it skipped the hilly northernmost section. A half-marathon with roughly 1,000 participants also took place Sunday.

“It was a huge success,” said David Alm, communications director for NYCRUNS, which put on the event and plans to do so again next year. “Our race is essentially a throwback to [the original New York City Marathon]. It appeals to a certain sensibility.”

The New York City Marathon stayed entirely within Central Park from 1970 to 1975, but since then has gone through all five boroughs. This past year, it was cancelled due to Hurricane Sandy.

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