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Police released new footage Tuesday of the arsonist who set two gay pride flags ablaze outside of a Harlem bar on the eve of Pride month.

The fire was set on May 31 just after midnight outside of Alibi Lounge on West 139th Street and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd.

The new video shows the suspect wearing jeans and a T-shirt and holding what seems to be a bag as he walks down the street.

By the time officials arrived, the flames were already extinguished by the rain. No one was injured, police reported.

Alibi lounge is the “first and only LGBTQ establishment located in Harlem, New York City,” according to the watering hole’s Twitter page.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has directed state police to aid the NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force in investigating what he called “a despicable and cowardly act made worse by the fact that it happened on the eve of Pride month.”

Cops are still looking for the man, who was wearing a patterned shirt, jeans and sneakers.

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