15 State Landmarks To Be Illuminated Across New York State As New Yorkers Rally Behind The Knicks During Their First NBA Finals Appearance Since 1999
Governor Kathy Hochul directed 15 New York State landmarks to illuminate in orange and blue this evening, Thursday, June 4, in celebration of the New York Knicks Game 1 NBA finals victory against the San Antonio Spurs.
“After 27 years, the Knicks are back in the Finals and New Yorkers are fired up. From Madison Square Garden to Niagara Falls, you can feel the excitement across our state,”Governor Hochul said.“To celebrate their incredible Game 1 win, we’re lighting landmarks throughout New York in orange and blue.
Let’s go Knicks”
The following 15 landmarks will be illuminated orange and blue this evening:
1WTC
Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge
Kosciuszko Bridge
The H. Carl McCall SUNY Building
Alfred E. Smith State Office Building
Empire State Plaza
State Fairgrounds – Main Gate & Expo Center
Niagara Falls
The “Franklin D. Roosevelt” Mid-Hudson Bridge
Grand Central Terminal - Pershing Square Viaduct
Albany International Airport Gateway
MTA LIRR - East End Gateway at Penn Station
Fairport Lift Bridge over the Erie Canal
Moynihan Train Hall
Roosevelt Island Lighthouse