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State Landmarks to Be Lit Blue in Recognition of Justice Ginsburg

One World Trade Center, Albany International Airport Gateway, Alfred E. Smith State Office Building, Grand Central Terminal - Pershing Square Viaduct, H. Carl McCall SUNY Building, Kosciuszko Bridge, Olympic Jumping Complex, New York State Fairgrounds - Main Gate and Exposition Center, New York State Education Department Building, Niagara Falls and Mid-Hudson Bridge to be Illuminated 

 

Landmarks to be Lit Blue - Color of Justice and Reportedly Justice Ginsburg's Favorite Color

 

 

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced landmarks across the state will be lit blue today in recognition of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The landmarks include One World Trade Center, the Albany International Airport Gateway, the Alfred E. Smith State Office Building, the Grand Central Terminal - Pershing Square Viaduct, the H. Carl McCall SUNY Building, the Kosciuszko Bridge, the Olympic Jumping Complex, the New York State Fairgrounds - Main Gate and Exposition Center, the New York State Education Department Building, Niagara Falls and the Mid-Hudson Bridge. Blue is the color of justice and was reportedly Justice Ginsburg's favorite color. 

 

"As we mourn the loss of one of America's most prominent and inspiring jurists, New York State will take a moment to celebrate the extraordinary legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her precedent-shattering contributions to gender equity, civil rights and jurisprudence," Governor Cuomo said. "In honor of Justice Ginsburg, I am directing landmarks throughout our state to be lit blue, the color of justice. New Yorkers from all walks of life should reflect on the life of Justice Ginsburg and remember all that she did for our nation as we view these beautifully lit monuments tonight."

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