“Today means something different to me because of Orlando. He said the last march he attended, two years ago, felt more celebratory than this one. The NYPD displayed several floats and displays in the parade, including a cop car outfitted in rainbow colors.Ĭongrats to #FDNY EMTs Arroyo & Marrero, who just got engaged at #NYCPride March! Read more /fpOsV7fSyqĪnthony Paden, 31, has been coming to the Pride March for over a decade. “We have extraordinary NYPD presence to make sure that this will be not only the biggest, but the safest parade we’ve ever had,” de Blasio said. The city increased security this year, with uniformed and plain clothes police stationed throughout the parade route, supported by helicopter and maritime patrols. Barack Obama declared Stonewall a national monument, the first gay rights site to receive such designation. The march began in midtown near the Empire State Building and snaked its way downtown, past Stonewall Inn, the site of the 1969 riots that marked the start of the LGBTQ rights movement. The group “Gays Against Guns” staged a “die in” during the Pride March in New York on June 26, 2016.
