Sixteen landmarks across New York State will be illuminated in yellow this evening to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The initiative, announced by Governor Kathy Hochul, aims to honor the memory of the six million Jews who were killed during the Holocaust.
“On this Holocaust Remembrance Day, we remember the lives of the six million Jews murdered by the Nazi regime just over 80 years ago,” Governor Hochul said. “Today, I call on New Yorkers to join me in honoring those taken from us by standing up to hate, working to heal division and polarization, and striving to root out antisemitism in New York and beyond.”
The list of landmarks includes One World Trade Center, Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge, Kosciuszko Bridge, H. Carl McCall SUNY Building, State Education Building, Alfred E. Smith State Office Building, Empire State Plaza, State Fairgrounds Main Gate & Expo Center, Niagara Falls, 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 and Roosevelt Island Lighthouse.
The lighting of these sites is intended as a public gesture against antisemitism and as a way for residents across New York to participate in remembrance efforts.