Andrew Cuomo announced that the Stonewall Inn would be designated as a state historic site. Thousands of uniformed officers were to line the route, in addition to plainclothes officers in the crowd.Ī “We Are Orlando” solidarity group, along with gun-control and anti-gun-violence groups, have joined the lineup since the shooting has forged new bonds between gun-control and gay-rights activists.īefore the start of the parade, Gov. New York police planned to deploy roving counterterrorism units and use bomb-sniffing dogs, rooftop observation posts, police helicopters and thousands of officers to provide extra layers of security.
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