NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Landmarks throughout New York State will be lit in blue Tuesday night to honor 101 police officers who have recently died across multiple agencies, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced.
Eighteen of the officers being honored died in the line of duty — many from COVID-19 — while the rest had succumbed to 9/11-related illnesses, Hochul’s office said.
City landmarks being used for the memorial include One World Trade Center, Grand Central Terminal, and the Kosciuszko Bridge, among others.
"These brave officers put their lives in harm's way so the rest of us could stay safe, and we will never forget the selfless contributions they, their families and their loved ones have made,” Hochul said in a statement.
Outside of the city, Niagara Falls, the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge, and the Albany International Airport Gateway, will also be draped in blue light, among other state landmarks.
The state’s honoring of police officers has been held annually since 1991, with the exception of a pandemic-induced cancelation in 2020. Names of the officers, who served across 10 different agencies, have been added to the New York State Police Officers Memorial on the Empire State Plaza in Albany.
The monument now includes the names of 1,668 officers who died in the line of duty, according to Hochul’s office.
This year’s event includes officers from police departments in New York City, Suffolk County, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, among others. The full list of officers being honors can be viewed on the state’s website.