Governor Hochul Illuminates New York Landmarks to Mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Statement

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that New York State landmarks will be lit yellow tonight, January 27, 2022, to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

"I am proud to be governor of New York State, home to the world's largest Jewish population outside of Israel," Governor Hochul said. "New Yorkers stand in solidarity with the Jewish community on this solemn day to remember the millions of lives lost in the atrocities of the Holocaust. We honor their memory and vow to never allow antisemitism or any form of hate in our great state."

The landmarks to be lit in recognition of International Holocaust Remembrance Day include:

One World Trade Center
Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge
Kosciuszko Bridge
The H. Carl McCall SUNY Building
State Education Building
Alfred E. Smith State Office Building
State Fairgrounds - Main Gate and Expo Center
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
Empire State Plaza

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