Empire State Building lit up to honor slain NYPD officers

A nice gesture by the owners of the Empire State Building:

Tonight, we'll light in blue w/ a siren mast to salute fallen Officers Rafael Ramos & Wenjian Liu & honor @NYPDnews. pic.twitter.com/v3KQHI6awA

— Empire State Building (@EmpireStateBldg) January 4, 2015

This is the second time in a week that the tower has been illuminated this way:

Our tower is lit in blue with a siren mast to honor fallen @NYPDnews Officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu. pic.twitter.com/cPh8ouUIQz

— Empire State Building (@EmpireStateBldg) December 27, 2014

Let’s hope this is the last time we see this color scheme in 2015.

Twitchy coverage of NYPD Officers Ramos and Liu