The Empire State Building immediately changes to Knicks colors after they clinch their first NBA Finals berth since 1999
Cool AF
It happens after every game they win
It does not change to Knicks colors every time they win I can see the Empire State Building from my window.
Those are also OKC colors
Uh ohh lol
Ours long before OKC’s
remember when those weirdos put the Patriots colors on there lol
That was some Eric Adams BS, Mamdani would never
The Empire State building is privately owned. Owned by the co-owner of the Islanders, so blame him lol.
Of course its privately owned. Jeez.
It’s an office building
Well, it makes sense now that I’m reminded. Thank you.
R u dumb
A bit, yeah. I was reminded its an office building.
Most historical properties are privately owned. You can get your building on the National Register of Historic Places so long as it meets their guidelines, it doesn’t need to be public
Yup definitely something the mayor controls
“You want to get taxed? Think twice what colors you use!”
Flair up you oblivious pussy
hidden posts too lmao. what a lil bitch
The ESB is the Istanbul of skyscrapers
They changed the colors for the Eagles too lol
That made me irrationally angry when they did it. Both times.
It’s not irrational to be angry about that at all.
Lol I remember that. It was as if the operator lost a bet and had to do the Eagles colors.
yeah i’m never ever going to forget that. they didn’t just change colors, they did #flyeaglesfly. #notmyfuckingempirestatebuilding
fuck the Empire State Building goons forever after that #neverforget
And the Eagles lmao
They put the fucking eagles colors on there. Fuck the Empire State Building.
you can literally “donate” money to change the colors to whatever you want
i ain’t gotta be reasonable about sports so i ain’t gonna
all my homies unironically hate the empire state building for that one
holy shit lmao that is terrible. I remember the league tried to make the lakers wear green for st patricks day lmao would have loved to see that happen
I think only way the fans are fine with that is if they get to do it playing Boston.
you can “donate” money to change the colors on many nyc buildings. that’s not on the city
They did Ravens colors in 2012, too. I was pleasantly surprised driving home from Baltimore that night.
LIGHT THE BEAM
BEAM BONG
This is cultural appropriation
Nah, it’s coach-ural appropriation.
Well they got the Beam coach, right? So it’s fine?
The Kings stole it from the Angels so fuck ‘em
You’re trying to kidnap what I have rightfully stolen
That’s called Kingsface and it’s not acceptable
https://imgur.com/a/OEG0pJ7
The beacons of NY! The beacons are lit!
Identity theft is not a joke Jim
They used to pray for times like this
Who would’ve thought the savior of the Knicks would be a dude who is barely 6ft 2nd round pick. Hes just him everywhere he goes.
They do this for all teams in nyc when they win most games btw. There’s rumors they’d turn it green if the Jets won.
i guess we’ll never know tho
And transplants would think it was fuckin Philly lmfaooo. Fucking jets suck
At least one guy taped the game just to walk by this
The people sweeping the streets and crowds screaming were probably giveaways as well.
i wonder sometimes if kids know what we mean by saying taping this. Like damn have any of them even seen a cassette tape lol?
And then would ask you why you’re recording it instead of just watching the highlights on YouTube.
Fair question now with the ridiculous extended cut “highlight” videos that are 40+ minutes and basically just cuts out ads and free throws.
This game’s was over an HOUR: EXTENDED: #3 KNICKS at #4 CAVALIERS | FULL GAME 4 HIGHLIGHTS | May 25, 2026
Yeah but they’re always missing the ONE play that you’re hoping to see again. Without fail.
League Pass has condensed games that smash the whole game into like 12 minutes. It’s chaos.
Probably the coolest of these types of highly visible in the city celebrations.
Though it feels like mayyybe they should have waited til after the Finals. Feels jinx-y.
I’m pretty sure they go these colors after every win, not regular season I think but they change colors often enough.
It’s just cool someone was watching the game and was ready for it
Do they turn the lights off for the Nets?
Who? The what? The Who?
It’s New York we don’t light the colors for the minor leaguers , if the cyclones don’t get color changes the nets don’t either
They’ve done it after each win in this series. They didn’t do it for all the games in round 2.
Just know that because I was FaceTiming with my nephew, who wanted to see it change, and it never happened.
I know I’ve seen them do it for other teams before. I don’t remember the circumstances. Maybe you’re right. I honestly can’t remember.
So for the Hornets we usually light our skyline before the game
We change it for literally everything like every holiday has a different empire state building color scheme
https://www.esbnyc.com/about/tower-lights/calendar
Jinxes aren’t real - it has no influence on the NBA Finals outcome so I say just light it and be happy
City buzzing
What a fucking view
It’s the hope that kills you? Nah it’s the mf hope that’s kept me alive long enough to experience this moment
I’d love to see the knicks win for the chaos
Yeah let’s pan away 1 frame after it changes color
Aren’t those the habs colour at the beginning? I’m taking it as a sign that we’re going to make the Stanley Cup Final
It’s Memorial Day dude lmao
Mb, I’m just trying to get all the positivity after a stupid loss
You mean red white and blue? lol
Everything feels like a signal when you’re looking for hope 😂😂
red white and blue for france
Toby Keith wants to know your location.
Enjoy getting throttled by either the spurs or the thunder