Along with the MTA deploying vintage trains shuttling baseball fans to the Yankees’ Home Opener, the iconic Empire State Building will also celebrate the start of the team’s season by shining in blue and white pinstripes tonight! The New York Yankees are scheduled to take on the Milwaukee Brewers at 3:05 pm at Yankee Stadium.
Of course, one of the most special traditions in NYC is the Empire State Building lighting up for different occasions. Though it’s often in its “signature white,” it transforms into a bright and colorful beacon for holidays, city events, fundraisers, and more.
Most recently, it has glittered in green for St. Patrick’s Day, though it also changes to rainbow colors for Pride, red, black, and green for Juneteenth, red, white, and blue for the Fourth of July, and more. And tonight, Thursday, March 27th, it will once again illuminate the NYC sky, this time in blue and white pinstripes.
Lights are typically visible throughout the city from sunset (~7:15 pm tonight) until 2 am.
View the full calendar of lights for the NYC landmark on their website here. And don’t forget you can also text the ESB to find out the significance behind its light displays.