That included both participation by gay police officers, as well as the security detail that traditionally oversees event gatherings. However, 'NYPD will provide first response and security only when absolutely necessary as mandated by city officials,' organizers said. The move followed a series of incidences in which police were filmed escalating, rather than help quell street violence, at Black Lives Matter and other public protests in the recent past. for the start of the parade, or IND Eighth Avenue subway line then west to 8th St., down Christopher St. the gay pride parade has sparked marches for gay pride worldwide ever since the first march in Greenwich Village in the early 1970's. It is an entire week's worth of events happen beforehand that culminates with the big march down Fifth Avenue and the Pridefest street fair that wraps The NYC Gay Pride March, commonly known as the Pride Parade, is held on the last Sunday in June. The Gay Pride March traditionally kicks off at noon on a Sunday in June at the intersections of 26th Street and 5th Avenue. Proceeding on 5th Avenue before turning west on 8th Street.
