Pride flag to be officially restored at Stonewall National Monument

Local News Pride flag to be officially restored at Stonewall National Monument after Trump administration agrees to settle lawsuits .chip { background-image: url('/fly/bundles/cbsnewscore/images/chip-bgd/chip-bgd-cbs-news-newyork.jpg'); } By Jesse Zanger Jesse Zanger Managing Editor, CBS New York Jesse Zanger is the managing editor of CBSNewYork.com. Jesse has previously worked for the Fox News Channel and Spectrum News NY1. He covers regional news around the Tri-State Area, with a particular focus on breaking news and extreme weather. Read Full Bio Jesse Zanger Updated on: April 13, 2026 / 2:37 PM EDT / CBS New York Add CBS News on Google The federal government has agreed to officially restore the Pride flag that was removed from the Stonewall National Monument in New York's Greenwich Village. The move marks a reversal by the Trump administration, which had the flag removed back in February. It comes on the heels of a lawsuit brought by several nonprofit groups against Department of Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, the National Park Service and others. The agreement to restore the flag settles the lawsuit. The National Park Service said it removed the flag under guidance from the Department of Interior, which had said non-agency flags could not be officially displayed on flagpoles managed by the National Park Service. The removal sparked a large outcry, with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani calling it "an act of erasure" and Gov. Kathy Hochul calling it "a shameful attempt to erase our LGBTQ history." The flag was defiantly re-raised days later by elected officials and New Yorkers, but the move was not sanctioned by the federal government. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer went on to push for legislation to protect the Pride flag from being removed in the future, calling the effort to remove it in the first place "a deeply outrageous action." The deal announced Monday calls for the flag to be restored in official capacity with...