Empire State Building dark, WTC lit after Paris attacks

The Empire State Building is dark in sympathy for the people of Paris after at least 129 people were killed in Friday’s series of shootings and explosions.

Saturday will be the second consecutive night the 102-story New York landmark will not be lit up.

The 408-foot (124-meter) spire atop One World Trade Center — built to replace the twin towers destroyed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks — will also be lit again Saturday night in the colors of the French flag. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the spire will remain lit blue, white and red on Sunday.

New York City’s Mayor Bill de Blasio says an arch in Manhattan’s Washington Square Park will also be lit on Saturday.

— AP

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