Stonewall Inn window and neon sign vandalized, officials say not a hate crime
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Stonewall Inn is a bar and tavern in Greenwich Village in New York City. (iStock)
An unidentified teenager has been accused of breaking the front window and historic neon sign of New York’s Stonewall Inn, a popular landmark in the LGBTQ community.
Officials said the 19-year-old suspect was aggravated after being thrown out of the gay bar Friday night. Early Saturday morning, authorities believe he destroyed the window and neon sign with a baseball bat, resulting in over $6,000 in damages. The teenager is being charged with reckless endangerment, criminal possession of a weapon and criminal mischief, according to FOX23.
This incident is not being investigated as a hate crime, officials said.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Stonewall Inn is the site of a police raid in June 1969 that ignited days of demonstrations.
In 2016, former President Barack Obama declared it a national monument.