Rainbow flags vandalized at Stonewall National Monument in New York City

Investigation ongoing as state attorney general Letitia James says: In New York, we stand for love and acceptance, not hate and bigotry.'

Rainbow flags lining the Stonewall National Monument in New York City to celebrate Pride month were taken down and destroyed this week, police said, marking the second year in a row that the flags have been vandalized during the annual celebration of the LGBTQ+ community throughout June.

Authorities received a report early on Friday about the missing flags at the monument in Manhattan's Greenwich Village neighborhood.