The federal directive states that in most cases, the National Park Service can only fly the U.S. flag, the Department of the Interior flag and the Prisoners of War flag in the public spaces it maintains. Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal shared a photo of the bare flagpole at the West Village park on social media Monday evening, along with a screenshot of the U.S. Department of the Interior memo to the National Park Service that led to its removal. Menin also co-signed a letter along with co-chairs of the City Council’s LGBTQIA+ Caucus to Jessica Bowron, the acting director of the National Parks Service, urging the agency to immediately return the flag to the monument.
Author: Catalina Gonella, Alec Hamilton, Verónica Del Valle
Published at: 2026-02-11 23:47:00
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