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Governor Hochul Announces State Landmarks to be Illuminated Orange in Honor of Children Killed in Hamas Captivity

Government and Politics

February 21, 2025

From: New York Governor Kathy Hochul

14 Landmarks To Be Illuminated Orange on Evening of February 21

Governor Kathy Hochul on Feb 21st, announced New York State landmarks will be lit orange this evening to honor the memories of Ariel and Kfir Bibas, two young boys who were murdered by Hamas during their captivity in Gaza.

“Our hearts are broken as we mourn Ariel and Kfir Bibas, who were brutally murdered by Hamas in an act of callous and unthinkable cruelty,” Governor Hochul said. “I join the millions around the world honoring their memory and demanding that Hamas immediately return the remains of Shiri Bibas home to Israel.”

Landmarks to be lit include:

1WTC

Albany International Airport Gateway

Alfred E. Smith State Office Building

Empire State Plaza

Fairport Lift Bridge over the Erie Canal

Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge

Kosciuszko Bridge

Niagara Falls

Moynihan Train Hall

MTA LIRR - East End Gateway at Penn Station

State Education Building

State Fairgrounds – Main Gate & Expo Center

The H. Carl McCall SUNY Building

The “Franklin D. Roosevelt” Mid-Hudson Bridge