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NEW YORK, June 9, 2020 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

-- Announces Return Of Its Signature White Lights  

The Empire State Building today announced the return of its signature white

lights to the New York City skyline to celebrate the first day of New York City's reopen.

Since March 30, the Empire State Building's signature white lights were

replaced nightly with the Building's 'Pandemic Siren' and 'Heartbeat of New

York.' There have also been hourly lightings to honor and inspire New York

City's first responders, the #HeroesShineBright campaign, music-to-light shows

with Alicia Keys and The Beatles in partnership with iHeartRadio, and a special

YouTube music video fundraiser in partnership with the Robin Hood Foundation

that features Billy Joel with an introduction by Governor Cuomo.

With media coverage across the globe, the Empire State Building's lightings

have become a beacon to remind us that we are all in this together.

"In the United States, India, Australia, and China alone, the Empire State

Building's lights during the battle of the pandemic generated more than 33

billion impressions," said Anthony E. Malkin, CEO, and Chairman of Empire State

Realty Trust. "The Empire State Building is the authentic representation of New

York City and New York State to the world."

He continued, "We celebrate with New Yorkers the personal commitments of all

first responders and the battlefield leadership of New York State and New York

City officials who have brought us to the point that our City can get back to

work. We look forward to share New York with New Yorkers, the nation, and the

world when we reopen our world-famous Observatory."    

The Building shines in its signature white lights on nights when a lighting for

an organization or holiday is not scheduled. Until the COVID-19 pandemic is

over, the Empire State Building's hourly five-minute sparkling tribute to the

first responders still on the front lines, and the five minutes of darkness in

memory of those who have lost their lives that follow the 9 p.m. sparkle, will

continue.  For more information on the building's tower lights, visit the

lighting calendar on the Empire State Building's website

(https://www.esbnyc.com/explore/tower-lights ) for our full schedule.

About the Empire State Building

Soaring 1,454 feet above Midtown Manhattan (from base to antenna top), the

Empire State Building, owned by Empire State Realty Trust, Inc., is the

"World's Most Famous Building." With new investments in energy efficiency,

infrastructure, public areas and amenities, the Empire State Building has

attracted first-rate tenants in a diverse array of industries from around the

world. The Empire State Building was named the world's most popular travel

destination in a study conducted by Uber and was named America's favorite

building in a poll conducted by the American Institute of Architects. For more

information on the Empire State Building, please visit:

www.empirestatebuilding.com, www.facebook.com/empirestatebuilding,

https://twitter.com/empirestatebldg, www.instagram.com/empirestatebldg,

http://weibo.com/empirestatebuilding, www.youtube.com/esbnyc,

https://www.tiktok.com/@empirestatebldg or www.pinterest.com/empirestatebldg.

About Empire State Realty Trust  

Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESRT), a leading real estate investment

trust (REIT), owns, manages, operates, acquires and repositions office and

retail properties in Manhattan and the greater New York metropolitan area,

including the Empire State Building, the "World's Most Famous Building."

Headquartered in New York, New York, the Company's office and retail portfolio

covers 10.1 million rentable square feet, as of March 31, 2020 consisting of

9.4 million rentable square feet in 14 office properties, including nine inManhattan,

three in Fairfield County, Connecticut, and two in WestchesterCounty, New York; and

approximately 700,000 rentable square feet in the retail portfolio.  

SOURCE:  Empire State Realty Trust, Inc.

CONTACT: Alexandra Chernin

         +1-212-736-3100

         achernin@empirestaterealtytrust.com;

         Stacey-Ann Hosang

         +1-212-736-3100

         shosang@empirestaterealtytrust.com