Overview
- The National Park Service said only the U.S. flag and other authorized flags may fly on NPS-managed poles, citing government-wide guidance from the Department of the Interior and GSA with limited exemptions.
- Local leaders and advocates condemned the removal and announced plans to re-raise the flag Thursday, with a demonstration called for at Christopher Park.
- A Jan. 21 Interior memo tightened standards for non-agency flags but allows narrow exceptions, such as displays that provide historical context or are part of reenactments.
- City Council Speaker Julie Menin and LGBTQIA+ Caucus co-chairs formally urged NPS to restore the flag and explain the decision in a letter to the agency.
- It remained unclear who physically removed the flag and exactly when, and the move follows earlier NPS changes at Stonewall that stripped references to transgender and queer people from official materials.