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and a number of lesbian-associated groups and businesses were located here. This made the area particularly appealing for the march. A month prior to the event
banners advertising the march lined 7th Avenue
then the neighborhood
the route was designed to run along busy streets
which included walking north on 7th Avenue
east on Union Street
and south on Prospect Park West. Marchers then entered Prospect Park at 15th Street
where a stage for the festival was placed at the end of the roadway in the park. A diverse group of tens of thousands of people attended the first march. Participating groups in 1997 included elected officials
the Lesbian Herstory Archives
Radical Faeries
and the Lambda Independent Democrats of Brooklyn
among others. Panels from the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt
created in memory of those who passed away from AIDS
were also on display. The third march
held in 1999
took place in the evening. Organized by Galarza
this is the only nighttime Pride march in New York City
and was inspired by other night marches held elsewhere in the country. Currently
the twilight march starts at Lincoln Place and ends at the corner of 5th Avenue and 9th Street. The multicultural festival takes place on 5th Avenue between 1st and 9th Streets. By the second or third year
a 5K race was included in the list of festivities. The march
first taking place in 1999 and 2005
respectively. Entry by Amanda Davis
project manager (October 2019)
and made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
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