President Joe Biden is scheduled to attend a ribbon-cutting for the new Stonewall National Monument’s visitor center Friday — fresh off a presidential debate performance that many have labeled disastrous.
Gov. Hochul, and others Democratic leaders are also expected to be in attendance for the event, which is happening as Pride month comes to an end.
The opening, slated for 5:30 p.m., with remarks happening earlier, coincides with the 55th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, an important turning point for the gay rights movement.
The Visitor Center, at 51 Christopher Street, is run by Pride Live, an LGBTQ non-profit, in partnership with the National Park Service. It will offer a in-person and virtual tours, lecture series, exhibitions, a theater space and visual arts displays.
In addition, the Christopher Street subway station will be renamed in honor of Stonewall. The train stop, which services the 1 train, will be labeled the “Christopher Street – Stonewall National Monument Station.” MTA CEO Janno Lieber, whose relationship with Hochul reportedly took a dive after the congestion pricing pause was announced earlier this month, is expected to appear for this portion of the events.
Biden’s expected appearance comes less than 24 hours after he struggled through the first presidential debate Thursday night, offering often meandering responses to Donald Trump’s more forceful, though often truth-challenged, attacks.
