Tensions were already high between the police and LGBTQ community after uniformed NYPD cops were banned from attending any official Pride events until at least 2025.NYPD officers in riot gear used pepper spray on parkgoers.A food vendor was punched in the face several times late on Sunday night as the city's Pride celebrations continued in Washington Square Park, and at least three people were also arrested Sunday afternoon.Thousands of people descended upon the iconic Lower Manhattan park over the weekend, while partying well past the park's midnight curfew.Fallen Pride flags, empty liquor bottles and beer cans, and pizza boxes were among the trash that had been strewn about the park amidst the weekend's festivities.The scene at Washington Square Park on Monday morning was quite dirty following another weekend of assaults, arrests and revelry, after New York City's Pride celebrations ended early Monday morning.empty liquor bottles, beer cans, and pizza boxes are seen littered across Washington Square Park following another weekend of fights, arrests and revelry
