Call it the Keystone State Building.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.Many New Yorkers were enraged Sunday night when the Empire State Building lit up in green and white in support of the Philadelphia Eagles' advancing to the Super Bowl.One week earlier, the Eagles beat the New York Giants, ending their playoff run.
“For anyone who finds this as treacherous, traitorous, and unforgivable as we do - just pretend it's green and white forSome fans even reportedly rushed the Empire State building lobby demanding an apology., they had planned in advance to light the tower in support of whichever two teams won the NFL conference championship games.
Representatives of the Empire State Building seemed unfazed by the criticism, tweeting a snarky retort. A spokesperson for the building didn't return a request for further comment right away. Later Sunday night, the tower was illuminated in red and gold to honor the Kansas City Chiefs' victory over the Cincinnati Bengals.
The Philadelphia Eagles will face the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl on Sunday Feb. 12 in Glendale, Arizona.Gwynne Hogan is a general assignment reporter who’s worked at WNYC and Gothamist since 2017. Before joining WNYC, she did stints at the New York Post and the late DNAinfo New York and studied at the CUNY Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, graduating with the class of 2014.
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