And while few in the LGBTQ community seemed to have an objection to the actual change in route, many took to Twitter to express their dissatisfaction with the involvement of the NYPD in pride celebrations. Organizers are expecting record-breaking attendance, and as such have worked with the NYPD to modify the parade route for this year, a DCPI press release reports.Īs usual, uniformed and plainclothes officers will be assigned to work the parade.
The change in route is in anticipation of next year's WorldPride celebration, which will also mark the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising. Instead of proceeding south through Midtown and the West Village as in previous years, this year's march will begin at 16th Street and Seventh Avenue, traveling south along Seventh before turning east on Christopher Street and Eighth Street, and then proceeding uptown along Fifth Avenue, ending at 29th Street. The NYPD has worked with NYC Pride organizers to create a new route for Sunday's pride parade. Pride parades (also known as pride marches, pride events, and pride festivals) are events celebrating lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex.
