Dear Commons Community,

Today the New York City Pride Parade is observing the  anniversary of The Stonewall Inn Uprising. which some refer to as riots.  In 1969, the NYPD used billy clubs against protesters outside The Stonewall Inn, a gay bar. In response, protesters slashed police car tires and broke the windows of businesses.

The parade today starts at noon  at 25th Street and Fifth Avenue near Madison Square Park in Manhattan. It then marches down Fifth Avenue, turns west onto 8th Street and continues on Christopher Street, where it passes by the Stonewall National Monument.

Tony

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