What’s subsequent? A Jalen Hurts jersey on the Statue of Liberty?
Fans of the New York Giants may need thought the Empire State Building’s Twitter account or exterior lighting system was hacked on Sunday. They weren’t, the enduring constructing within the coronary heart of Manhattan actually was illuminated in inexperienced and white for the Philadelphia Eagles.
We may, in fact, fake the colours had been to honor the New York Jets, however, that is simply imply.
Shortly after the Eagles’ 31-7 victory over the San Francisco 49ers within the NFC Championship Recreation, the Empire State Building’s official Twitter account tweeted a photograph of the highest of the enduring constructing and it is antenna in inexperienced and white.
“Fly @Eagles Fly! We’re going Green and White in honor of the Eagles NFC Championship Victory,” the tweet learn.
Odd contemplating the constructing is a mere eight miles from the house stadium of the Giants, arguably the Eagles’ greatest rival. The Giants’ season got here to an finish simply final weekend after they misplaced within the divisional spherical to…the Eagles.
If the Giants superior to the Tremendous Bowl, would town of Philadelphia have blue lights shining on the Liberty Bell or put a Daniel Jones jersey on town’s beloved Rocky statue? Though a 49ers shirt was placed on Rocky earlier this week, however not by metropolis officers.
Maybe an Eagles fan works within the constructing and flipped the change? Not precisely. The “Tower Lights Calendar” on the Empire State Building website confirmed the constructing can be within the colours of the successful groups of each the NFC and AFC Championship video games on Jan. 29.
However the gesture was not precisely nicely acquired by New Yorkers.
The Giants additionally responded Sunday night time.
“I’m just here for the comments,” the workforce tweeted.
The excellent news for the Giants and their followers was that the constructing adorned Eagles colours for just a few hours. After the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs defeated the Cincinnati Bengals within the AFC Championship sport late Sunday night time, the Empire State Building switched to purple and white lights in honor of the Chiefs.
“That hurt us more than it hurt you,” the Empire State Building account tweeted. “We’re now lit for the @chiefs in honor of their AFC Championship Win.”