New Queens Pride Parade collage showing a drag performer, Cheer New York stunt with a Progress Pride flag, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani in Jackson Heights, Queens.

New Queens Pride Parade 2026 Fills Jackson Heights With Pride

Here’s the full updated version with the Patreon box added near the end. Replace `YOUR-PATREON-LINK-HERE` with your Patreon link. “`html New Queens Pride Parade Fills Jackson Heights With Celebration, Visibility and Community By Richard Scalzo / A Fixed Moment JACKSON HEIGHTS, N.Y. — Rainbow flags filled the streets of Jackson Heights on Sunday as thousands…

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Collage of Rise and Resist protesters outside the Met Gala, including a Tax the Rich outfit, a top-hat billionaire satire costume with fake money, and a masked red-and-black protest look.

Outside the Met Gala, Rise and Resist Stages a “Resistance Red Carpet”

AFixedMoment Photography & Culture — Brooklyn, NYC About This Story Rise and Resist staged a satirical “Resistance Red Carpet” outside the Met Gala in New York City on May 4, 2026. The action used costume, protest signs, fake money and performance to challenge wealth, corporate power and elite spectacle. Photography · Richard Scalzo · May…

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Composite image of protesters marching through Midtown Manhattan holding signs that read “Hands Off NYC,” “ICE Out of NY,” and a reference to 1984 during a large, peaceful demonstration opposing ICE enforcement and federal policies under Donald Trump.

Hands Off Protest Draws Thousands to Midtown Manhattan

A large and peaceful demonstration formed in Midtown Manhattan around 1 p.m., beginning at the intersection of 60th Street and Fifth Avenue and quickly growing into one of the city’s most visible protest actions in recent days. Thousands of people gathered near the southeast corner of Central Park before moving south along Fifth Avenue, creating…

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A protester stands above a large crowd holding a banner reading “ICE OUT OF NYC” during a nighttime march from Foley Square to 26 Federal Plaza in New York City, following ICE raids on Canal Street on October 22, 2025.

“ICE OUT of NYC” Protest Erupts After Canal Street Immigration Raids

Hundreds of protesters marched from Foley Square to 26 Federal Plaza on Tuesday night, demanding an end to deportations and federal immigration enforcement in New York City. The demonstration, known as the “ICE OUT of NYC” protest, came less than 24 hours after a controversial ICE raid on Canal Street, where agents detained at least…

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