2026 NYC Pride Guide - Magazine - Page 75
SAFETY
Your safety and SECURITY is a top priority at NYC PRIDE. Below are ways we can help keep ourselves and each other
safe at this year’s Pride Events.
OUR PART
YOUR PART
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• NYC PRIDE volunteers will run operations on site
with highly-visible branded shirts.
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• A private security firm will be present, including
setup officers, fire guards, and special event supervisors who will liaise with NYC PRIDE staff, security •
personnel, venue personnel, and government
agencies.
• Each event venue’s security will collaborate with NYC •
PRIDE’S security liaisons.
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• NYC PRIDE security and volunteer personnel are
required to undergo de-escalation training, including (where applicable) alcohol involvement, sexual •
harassment, consent for attendees and performers, •
rally environments training, underage guests/
family-friendly event training, and racially-based •
altercations.
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• Personnel will be trained on active shooters and
other threats.
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• Personnel will be trained on evacuation exit and
communication plans in partnership with venue
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management.
• NYC PRIDE will strictly adhere to capacity and spac•
ing policie imposed by event venues and government agencies.
Consider your power and privilege; consider ways you
can be helpful to others around you.
If you witness or experience an act of violence, call the
NYC ANTI-VIOLENCE PROJECT hotline at 212.714.1141.
If you identify a potential threat, including discrimination, violence, hate, or even an unattended bag, call 911
immediately.
Avoid attending events alone, when possible. Designate
a “PRIDE BUDDY,” and do not leave your friends alone.
Advise someone who won’t be with you of your whereabouts and
of any change of plans.
Keep electronics charged and bring additional battery
power.
Write down some emergency contacts in the event that
your phone dies.
Trust your instincts. Remove yourself from situations
where you feel unsafe
Notify event organizers for immediate support if you
experience any harassment or threats.
Speak up loudly to alert bystanders to violence to help
deter it (if you can do so without endangering yourself).
Record what is happening - take videos on your phone,
if possible, but stay safe.
Offer what support you can to those in need.
Keep your money in a safe place.
Don’t drive if you have been drinking or taking anything
that can impair your decision-making or motor skills.
Designate an emergency meet-up spot in the event you
get separated from your group.
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