New York politicians and activists hoisted a large Pride flag to the Stonewall National Monument’s flagpole on Thursday afternoon, February 12, in defiance of a federal directive to take down any flags or pennants that aren’t the US flag or from the Department of the Interior. On Monday, National Parks Service employees had quietly removed the Pride flag, an iconic gay rights symbol in the West Village’s Christopher Park. Three days later, Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal organized an impromptu flag-raising ceremony at the site with nearly every elected official in Lower Manhattan, drawing several hundred activists and onlookers who spilled out onto Christopher, Grove, and West Fourth streets. It did not go smoothly. For the full story by Aaron Short, visit our link in bio. . . . The Pride flag re-raised at Christopher Park (photo Rhea Nayyar/Hyperallergic) #Monuments #Stonewall #Pride #NewYork #WestVillage