'I am once again directing the State Police Hate Crimes Unit to assist the NYPD with its investigation and hold those responsible accountable to the fullest extent of the law. 'This act of hate is repugnant to our values of equality and inclusion, and we will not stand by and allow these cowardly acts to continue in New York,' he said in a statement.
The arrest came just a day after New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said he asked state authorities to open a hate crime investigation over the incident outside of Alibi Lounge, the only gay bar in the neighborhood around 139th Street and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. He did not release any details about the suspect in custody. Here is what the rainbow flags represent. Summer 2022 will witness countless Pride parades and events worldwide to coincide with LGBTQ Pride Month. Browse Newsweek archives of photos, videos and articles on Gay rights. 'Your calls to and the efforts of our detectives have led to the identification and apprehension of the individual who burned the pride flag,' Shea tweeted Tuesday along with an image of a man at the scene of the crime. All the latest breaking news on Gay rights. NYPD Chief of Detectives Dermot Shea said officers made the arrest thanks to tips from the community. I understood it as either smoking pot or gay sex, and smoking pot was the clear. Police said they apprehended a suspect on Tuesday evening who allegedly set fire to a rainbow flag outside of a Harlem gay bar. The BBC refused to play this song because of the reference to Newsweek.
