The “Tribute In Light” has been a tradition that first started six months after the September 11th attacks in 2001, and, as the museum says “has become an iconic symbol that both honors those killed and celebrates the unbreakable spirit of New York.” In the display, two beams are projected four miles into the sky, mirroring the Twin Towers that were destroyed. It can be seen viewed from a 60-mile radius around lower Manhattan.
And this year, the 9/11 Memorial & Museum has once again partnered with New York City Tourism + Conventions and ConEdison to light up iconic facades and rooftops across the state in sky blue.
Participating buildings include:
- Con Edison
- One World Trade Center
- Empire State Building
- Bloomberg L.P., Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC NYC)
- The Oculus, RXR Realty buildings,
- Helmsley Building
- Bank of America Tower
- One Vanderbilt
- Barclays
- The Howard Hughes Corporation – The Seaport
- 425 Park Avenue
- David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
- New York City Fire Museum
- New York Comedy Club
- Hudson River Museum
- Queens Museum
- Intrepid Museum
- Battery Park City Authority
- Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
- Weylin, Empire Outlets
- Empire State Plaza
- State Fairgrounds – Main Gate & Expo Center
- Niagara Falls
- Albany International Airport Gateway
- Lake Placid Olympic Center
- MTA LIRR – East End Gateway at Penn Station
- Moynihan Train Hall
- Walkway Over the Hudson Historic State Park
- JFK Air Traffic Control Tower
- LGA East & West Parking Garage Facades
- LGA East Substation
- LGA Terminal C Headhouse
- The H. Carl McCall SUNY Building
- State Education Building
- Alfred E. Smith State Office Building
- PHOENIX rollercoaster at Deno’s Wonder Wheel Amusement Park in Coney Island
- Goethals Bridge
- Bayonne Bridge
- Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge
- Kosciuszko Bridge
- “Franklin D. Roosevelt” Mid-Hudson Bridge
- Fairport Lift Bridge
All displays will light from dusk to dawn Monday, September 11 – Tuesday, September 12.
Find out how else NYC is commemorating the 22nd anniversary of 9/11 here.