Police say security is their number one priority this weekend as preparations are in full swing as pride weekend kicks off.
MANHATTAN -- The NYPD said security was their number one priority this weekend as preparations were in full swing for Pride weekend festivities.For volunteer Donnie Willis, he's excited to see Pride festivities come back in full force in person for the first time since the coronavirus outbreak.Friday morning, leaders broke ground on a new visitor center at the Stonewall Inn.
At Battery Park, the New York City Pride rally event returned in person since the start of the pandemic. "I think the message of pride and the message of this weekend is that we should all feel like our full selves. and this is a welcoming environment to do so," the Communication Director NYC, Pride Kazz Alexander, said.
"We're going to be prepared. Our intelligence division, our intelligence bureau have been preparing for weeks, examining things that are going on abroad, foreign threats, as well as domestic threats. it's all about making sure our city and our events are safe. and we are well prepared," NYPD chief Jeffrey Maddrey said."Even though the NYPD is well prepared, the community is our partners in this.
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