Empire State Building:9/11 Tribute Light Tonight The iconic NY building lights up for many events. Today, the Empire State Building lights up for the 10th anniversary of September 11. Today, the Empire State Building will light up red, white and blue in honor of those who died in the 9/11 attacks—The series of four coordinated suicide attacks took place in New York City, Washington, D.C. that caused the deaths of 2,753 people. According...