The New York Times reports:

A stream of ticker-tape confetti marked the start on Sunday morning of the New York City Pride March, the jubilant and rainbow-bedecked celebration of the L.G.B.T.Q. community that is one of the city’s largest annual public events.

Onlookers filled the sidewalks on dozens of blocks and craned their necks out of apartment windows on Fifth Avenue just before noon on Sunday as the parade kicked off, with Gov. Kathy Hochul holding a banner at the front of the march, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani marching nearby.

On Sunday afternoon, Gotham Cheer, an L.G.B.T.Q. cheer group, prepared for a performance near the parade route. The group, which began as a few friends walking the route nine years ago, has since become a 30-person act. Members of Gotham Cheer said they felt hopeful about New York City because of Mr. Mamdani and newly elected politicians who have championed the rights of marginalized people.

Read the full article. In the video below by popular NYC drag performer and activist Marti Cummings Gould, Mamdani blows a kiss, shouts “Happy Pride!,” and hugs Democratic US House nominee Brad Lander.