Returning to full strength after a two-year hiatus, the Brooklyn Pride Festival welcomed longtime attendees back to Park Slope, while providing newcomers with a pressure-free first Pride experience—'a nice little stretch of gayness,' as one fan put it.
in Park Slope, held on 5th Avenue between Union and 9th Street. But this was the first year the 19-year-old she felt like she could come.
“I’ve never been to a Pride event before," Rivera told Gothamist at the scene on Saturday. "I wanted to for a few years, but my mom wouldn’t take me or let me."Emily Lang But with the help of her grandma, who bought Rivera a rainbow flower crown to match her dress and did her eyeliner, Rivera was ready to soak up her community — in a relaxed, no-pressure way.
Returning to full strength after a two-year hiatus , the street-fair celebration drew many New Yorkers who have been regular attendees. They arrived with the same excitement Rivera expressed – especially those with newer pandemic-era relationships. “This is our first Pride together, and it is so nice to see Brooklyn Pride back to its normal routine” said 35-year-old Marsh Shugart, who was decked out in leather in the humid weather standing next to his partner, Gabriel Yayac.
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