The streets of Greenwich Village will be filled with music, dancing and rainbows as the city comes together for the annual Pride March on Sunday.
“We typically get around two million people between marchers and spectators and it’s definitely one of the most colorful parades in the city,” said Sue Doster, co-chair NYC Pride.
With that many people expected to hit the streets, the NYPD says it will be out in full force.
What You Need To Know
- Police say this year, extra attention will be put on the Stonewall National Monument
- Over the last few weeks, Pride flags and transgender Pride flags outside the monument have been ripped down and destroyed
- The march will kick off at noon on Sunday
- The NYPD says there are no threats to the city or the march
“We have thousands of cops. We have our agency partners, our federal partners, our counter terrorism and intelligence bureau. Other agencies. Sanitation and DOT. I worked at the event last year. It was wonderful there were no incidents we plan on having the same event this year,” said Chief of Patrol John Chell.
But police say this year, extra attention will be put on the Stonewall National Monument.
Over the last few weeks, Pride flags and transgender Pride flags outside monument have been ripped down and destroyed.
“We got a couple instances down by the Stonewall that our detectives are looking into, but the day at the parade well have extra presence down there and were in communication with the stonewall representation, so well be okay down there,” said Chell.
This year’s theme is “Strength in Solidarity.”
Many New Yorkers out participating in other Pride Month events, like Friday’s Drag March, say bringing the LGBTQ community together to show resilience is especially important this year.
“With drag culture being under attacked, with the trans community being under attack, with LGBTQ community with so many laws being passed across the country it’s very important to have a show of solidarity with each other,” said Ernest Garcia, a Harlem resident.
The march will kick off at noon on Sunday.
The NYPD says there are no threats to the city or the march.