Not six months ago, the idea of this year’s Pride March in New York City, on the 50th anniversary of the first parade, would have conjured images of colorful floats and hundreds of thousands of revelers packed into city streets.
But under the threat of the pandemic, and with official festivities canceled, the march on Sunday was nearly unrecognizable.
The parade, which began in the Flatiron section of Manhattan before heading south toward the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village, stretched only about a block, led by five rainbow-colored BMW convertibles flying big, brightly colored balloons.