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Police will provide first response and security “only when absolutely necessary as mandated by city officials,” the group said, adding it hoped to keep police officers at least one city block away from event perimeter areas where possible. We are a coalition of organizations & individuals fighting to reclaim the legacy of Stonewall in NYC. pride lgbt trans queer nycJoin the ultimate LiVE New York City IRL Experience. It will also increase the event's security budget to boost the presence of community-based security and first responders while reducing the police department's presence. “The sense of safety that law enforcement is meant to provide can instead be threatening, and at times dangerous, to those in our community who are most often targeted with excessive force and/or without reason,” the group said. Each year's events commemorate the Stonewall Uprising of 1969 the beginning of the modern Gay Rights movement. In their statement, NYC Pride urged members of law enforcement to “acknowledge their harm and to correct course moving forward.” Heritage of Pride is the non profit organization that plans and produces New York City's official LBGTQIA+ Pride events each year. NEW YORK – Organizers of New York City’s Pride events said Saturday they are banning police and other law enforcement from marching in their huge annual parade until at least 2025 and will also seek to keep on-duty officers a block away from the celebration of LGBTQ people and history.