78 THE QUEENS COURIER • JUNE 7, 2018 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT WWW.QNS.COM
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Colorful celebration of Queens
BY ROBERT POZARYCKI
rpozarycki@qns.com / @robbpoz
Th e colors of the rainbow cut through
an otherwise dreary spring day in Jackson
Heights on Sunday as thousands took
part in the Queens Pride Parade and
Festival.
Th e June 3 celebration of love and freedom
brought together the LGBT community,
local elected offi cials, community
groups, entertainers and others who
marched along 37th Avenue from 89th to
75th Streets.
Queens Borough President Melinda
Katz and civic activist Elijah Betts served as
the parade’s grand marshals. Th e Queens
Lesbian and Gay Pride Committee, as in
past years, sponsored the festivities.
Sunday’s parade led into the Queens
Pride Festival along 75th Street, which
included performances by Ultra Naté, part
of the dance music group Stars On 54.
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