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| New York Today: Empire State of Lights | New York Today: Empire State of Lights |
| (about 1 hour later) | |
| Updated, 8:31 a.m. | |
| Good morning on this nearly flawless Wednesday. | Good morning on this nearly flawless Wednesday. |
| Big lights will inspire you. | Big lights will inspire you. |
| (Or so Jay Z and Alicia Keys insist.) | (Or so Jay Z and Alicia Keys insist.) |
| Take the Empire State Building. | Take the Empire State Building. |
| It’s not just Roy G. Biv you see up there anymore; the top of the skyscraper can now wear 16 million colors. | It’s not just Roy G. Biv you see up there anymore; the top of the skyscraper can now wear 16 million colors. |
| Not bad for a building celebrating its 85th birthday this month. | Not bad for a building celebrating its 85th birthday this month. |
| The building, which officially opened in May 1931, lit up for the first time when President Herbert Hoover switched on the lights from hundreds of miles away in Washington, just before a cabinet meeting. | The building, which officially opened in May 1931, lit up for the first time when President Herbert Hoover switched on the lights from hundreds of miles away in Washington, just before a cabinet meeting. |
| The tradition of changing the building’s lights for special occasions started in 1976. | The tradition of changing the building’s lights for special occasions started in 1976. |
| For years, a group of electricians would spend hours manually mounting color disks on the building’s light fixtures. | For years, a group of electricians would spend hours manually mounting color disks on the building’s light fixtures. |
| But a new LED lighting system by Philips Color Kinetics was installed on the building in 2012, and now, its outfit can be changed instantly at the stroke of a key. | But a new LED lighting system by Philips Color Kinetics was installed on the building in 2012, and now, its outfit can be changed instantly at the stroke of a key. |
| Over the past year, it has synced lights with music, sported pinstripes, gone rainbow and sparkled. | Over the past year, it has synced lights with music, sported pinstripes, gone rainbow and sparkled. |
| It shined a red siren for EMS Week, flickered its candlelike antenna for Hanukkah, mimicked a heartbeat for Valentine’s Day, and went dark after the tragedy in Brussels. | It shined a red siren for EMS Week, flickered its candlelike antenna for Hanukkah, mimicked a heartbeat for Valentine’s Day, and went dark after the tragedy in Brussels. |
| Want to pick the palette one night? | Want to pick the palette one night? |
| You can pitch your idea, customizing the antenna, halo and fins to your heart’s content — or at least trying. | You can pitch your idea, customizing the antenna, halo and fins to your heart’s content — or at least trying. |
| (Alas, we can’t suggest that you propose lighting the building in honor of your birthday. That’s against policy.) | (Alas, we can’t suggest that you propose lighting the building in honor of your birthday. That’s against policy.) |
| Here’s what else is happening: | Here’s what else is happening: |
| We’re giddy this morning. A near perfect day is in the works. | We’re giddy this morning. A near perfect day is in the works. |
| Get out of the office and check it out. | Get out of the office and check it out. |
| Maybe this afternoon, when it should hit the day’s high of 78, and an ever-so-slight breeze will remind you it’s still spring. | Maybe this afternoon, when it should hit the day’s high of 78, and an ever-so-slight breeze will remind you it’s still spring. |
| Or grab an outdoor table for happy hour; it should be toasty warm until sunset. | Or grab an outdoor table for happy hour; it should be toasty warm until sunset. |
| • Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said he supported collective bargaining rights for the state’s farmworkers, hours after being named in a lawsuit. [New York Times] | • Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said he supported collective bargaining rights for the state’s farmworkers, hours after being named in a lawsuit. [New York Times] |
| • … Mr. Cuomo also tried to distance himself from a longtime associate who is now at the center of investigations into fraud and improper lobbying. [New York Times] | • … Mr. Cuomo also tried to distance himself from a longtime associate who is now at the center of investigations into fraud and improper lobbying. [New York Times] |
| • Court delays in the Bronx have become so long that they “fatally undermined the right to trial” for tens of thousands of people each year, according to a lawsuit. [New York Times] | • Court delays in the Bronx have become so long that they “fatally undermined the right to trial” for tens of thousands of people each year, according to a lawsuit. [New York Times] |
| • Uber and a prominent union agreed to create an association of drivers in New York that would give the members some limited benefits and protections but would stop short of unionization. [New York Times] | • Uber and a prominent union agreed to create an association of drivers in New York that would give the members some limited benefits and protections but would stop short of unionization. [New York Times] |
| • A federal judge ordered the release of a list of people who were believed to have been linked to the George Washington Bridge scandal but were not charged with a crime. [New York Times] | • A federal judge ordered the release of a list of people who were believed to have been linked to the George Washington Bridge scandal but were not charged with a crime. [New York Times] |
| • Scoreboard: Yankees depose Royals, 10-7. Dodgers sidestep Mets, 3-2. | • Scoreboard: Yankees depose Royals, 10-7. Dodgers sidestep Mets, 3-2. |
| • For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Wednesday Briefing. | • For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Wednesday Briefing. |
| • Hear stories from Brooklyn’s refugee communities, with experts on the topic, at the Brooklyn Historical Society. 6:30 p.m. [$5] | • Hear stories from Brooklyn’s refugee communities, with experts on the topic, at the Brooklyn Historical Society. 6:30 p.m. [$5] |
| • “All the Single Ladies,” a conversation on the history of single women, at the Tenement Museum on the Lower East Side. 6:30 p.m. [Free] | • “All the Single Ladies,” a conversation on the history of single women, at the Tenement Museum on the Lower East Side. 6:30 p.m. [Free] |
| • Frog fanatics can hike and listen to frogs in High Rock Park on Staten Island. 7:30 p.m. [Free] | • Frog fanatics can hike and listen to frogs in High Rock Park on Staten Island. 7:30 p.m. [Free] |
| • Eat breakfast for dinner at Brunch Eats, a food-tasting event hosted by the Village Voice, aboard the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in Midtown. 8 p.m. [Tickets start at $60] | • Eat breakfast for dinner at Brunch Eats, a food-tasting event hosted by the Village Voice, aboard the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in Midtown. 8 p.m. [Tickets start at $60] |
| • A screening of the Hollywood classic “Casablanca” beneath the stars at Carl Schurz Park Hockey Rink on the Upper East Side. 8 p.m. [Free] | • A screening of the Hollywood classic “Casablanca” beneath the stars at Carl Schurz Park Hockey Rink on the Upper East Side. 8 p.m. [Free] |
| • Yankees host Royals, 7:05 p.m. (YES). Mets at Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. (SNY). | • Yankees host Royals, 7:05 p.m. (YES). Mets at Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. (SNY). |
| • For more events, see The New York Times’s Arts & Entertainment guide. | • For more events, see The New York Times’s Arts & Entertainment guide. |
| L trains are running with delays. | |
| • Subway and PATH | • Subway and PATH |
| • Railroads: L.I.R.R., Metro-North, New Jersey Transit, Amtrak | • Railroads: L.I.R.R., Metro-North, New Jersey Transit, Amtrak |
| • Roads: Check traffic map or radio report on the 1s or the 8s. | • Roads: Check traffic map or radio report on the 1s or the 8s. |
| • Alternate-side parking: in effect until May 30. | • Alternate-side parking: in effect until May 30. |
| • Ferries: Staten Island Ferry, New York Waterway, East River Ferry | • Ferries: Staten Island Ferry, New York Waterway, East River Ferry |
| • Airports: La Guardia, J.F.K., Newark | • Airports: La Guardia, J.F.K., Newark |
| The Empire State Building was truly scraping the sky: It was, at the time, the tallest building in the world. | The Empire State Building was truly scraping the sky: It was, at the time, the tallest building in the world. |
| Many people had never seen anything like it. | Many people had never seen anything like it. |
| “Few failed to exclaim at the smallness of man and his handiwork as seen from this great distance,” The Times reported when the Empire State Building opened. | “Few failed to exclaim at the smallness of man and his handiwork as seen from this great distance,” The Times reported when the Empire State Building opened. |
| “They saw men and motor cars creeping like insects through the streets; they saw elevated trains that looked like toys.” | “They saw men and motor cars creeping like insects through the streets; they saw elevated trains that looked like toys.” |
| And the more than 3,000 workers deployed for the job finished it in less than a year, well ahead of schedule, stacking swiftly at a rate of one story per day. | And the more than 3,000 workers deployed for the job finished it in less than a year, well ahead of schedule, stacking swiftly at a rate of one story per day. |
| See, New York? Sometimes the speedy pace here works in your favor. | See, New York? Sometimes the speedy pace here works in your favor. |
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