Stonewall National Monument Pride flags vandalized for the second year in a row
Over 150 rainbow flags lining New York City’s Stonewall National Monument for LGBTQ Pride Month were vandalized this week — for the second year in a row.
Over 150 rainbow flags lining New York City’s Stonewall National Monument for LGBTQ Pride Month were vandalized this week — for the second year in a row — police said Friday.
Someone broke 160 flags both inside and outside the monument, in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village neighborhood, between Thursday evening and Friday morning, a spokesperson for the New York Police Department said in the statement.
The vandal climbed a fence to gain access to the monument, the spokesperson said. No arrests have been made.
New York City Councilmember Erik Bottcher, who is gay and whose district includes Greenwich Village, posted photos of the snapped flags on Instagram and X on Friday.
“Anyone who thinks this will intimidate or silence our community is badly mistaken,” Bottcher said in a text message. “Hateful acts like this merely strengthen our resolve.”
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