"Security is being stepped up, in particular, to areas where there is nightlife, anywhere where there are crowds, working closely with LGBT community," O'Neill said on 1010 WINS. No specific numbers on police presence in New York have been released, but NYPD Chief of Department James O’Neill reiterated that they will be prepared for crowds at LGBT bars this weekend. on Sunday, as millions marked the annual event two weeks after the fatal mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando. So you will see the NYPD out in force keeping us safe," he said. S adness and symbolism rang heavy at LGBT pride parades across the U.S. The shooting is so connected to pride now. The Orlando shooting has given the LGBT community pause, said Josef Palermo, the director of GLOE.
During the service, Rabbi Shira Stutman read a few of the victims’ names in memory of the shooting. "There will be lots of additional police presence at all these events, particularly presence of our new critical response command, which is the largest anti-terror force of any police force in the country. Pride Shabbat came a year after Omar Mateen shot and killed 49 people in a gay nightclub in Orlando. The organisers of Pride in London have asked attendees to be 'vigilant' after the shooting that killed 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando. An off-duty officer was working there and 'engaged in a gun battle' with the. "I think there is a lot of fear in the community here in NYC and around the country," de Blasio told ABC News Radio affiliate 1010 WINS earlier this week. At 2:02 a.m., according to an FBI timeline, Orlando police received reports that multiple shots had been fired at Pulse. Members of the New York Police Department's Counter-terrorism Team stand guard as people gather for a vigil for the victims of a mass shooting at an Orlando, Florida gay club outside of the Stonewall Inn in New York, June 12, 2016.