Yesterday was the kind of day in #NYC that future generations will talk about, like the WWII V-Day celebrations. #pride is always a fun time here (except last year obviously). But this was like a collective sigh followed by a love filled wholesome celebration. And so chill!
Other days when the streets of Manhattan are filled, like NYE, Halloween, Thanksgiving, St. Pattys, etc, mostly chill but there will still be some little tensions and jostling and occasional curses and "I'M WALKIN' HERE"s
Never at #pride
Except from the police.
Never at #pride
Except from the police.
It's like some elements of the NYPD are keen to do a small historical reenactment every year of what started the Stonewall Riots in the first place - police unfairly and violently going after queer folk in the West Village.
It is such an act of petulance by them. Every year!
It is such an act of petulance by them. Every year!
The #pride crowd is so well behaved (unless you are offended by bare breasts and buttocks, which btw are legal in NYC) that there is no possible public safety reason for the NYPD to even be there in such large numbers. They keep waiting for a serious excuse to charge in.
But by late afternoon, the #NYCPride crowd is still too well behaved. So they use technically correct but contextually idiotic reasons like "blocked intersection" and start a thing and then arrest people. Every year. Just to flex.
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