'Beautiful gesture': New York City landmarks go dark to honor fallen police officers [photos]

@CharlieKayeCBS @michellemalkin And @deray & @ShaunKing will claim it's disrespectful to the protestors.

— Guilty as Stone (@FauxTT) December 23, 2014

The protesters who have chosen to ignore the mayor’s request to suspend demonstrations temporarily will still have plenty of streetlights for their latest march, but they’ll also have little chance of avoiding the dimming of several city landmarks to honor slain NYPD officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos.

ESB will join NYC landmarks & dim our lights from 9-9:05pm tonight to honor #NYPD Officers Wenjian Liu & Rafael Ramos pic.twitter.com/Dv5U59wqtV

— Empire State Building (@EmpireStateBldg) December 23, 2014

The @EmpireStateBldg and @rockcenternyc Christmas tree went dark at 9pm tonight to honor the two slain NYPD officers. pic.twitter.com/W4rA9C16XU

— Good News About Cops (@GoodNewsCops) December 24, 2014

PHOTO: The top of the Empire State Building goes dark for the 2 fallen NYPD officers pic.twitter.com/Z62FZBBaNX

— Josiah Daniel Ryan (@JosiahRyan) December 24, 2014

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Well that's new #nolights #nyc #RockefellerTree pic.twitter.com/E93BJhYMbQ

— Jessica Greene (@JessicaJill194) December 24, 2014

The Empire State Building will honor the fallen officers again on Saturday night, when it will shine blue with a “siren” atop.

ESB will also be lit in blue w/ a siren in the halo on Saturday, December 27 to remember Officers Liu and Ramos #NYPD pic.twitter.com/K5qbuLSvmG

— Empire State Building (@EmpireStateBldg) December 23, 2014

@EmpireStateBldg Beautiful gesture RIP #OfficersLiuandRamos #NYPD

— Kat ❤ (@kathy1_kat13) December 23, 2014

@EmpireStateBldg God bless the NYPD

— bob brad (@bobbrad2) December 23, 2014

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