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shant_jan t1_j6iy8ap wrote

this is what happens when so much of this city is run by people chasing money rather than actually giving a fuck about the city itself.

fun fact: there's an invite-only app for some finance folks that allows them to control the lights on top of some skyscrapers just for funsies

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_TheCommish_ t1_j6j06y9 wrote

Actually emberassing. If any building in Philly lit up the giants colors it would be burned to the ground. Shows the Empire State Building is run/owned by soulless corporate goons, who have no loyalty to New York.

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Superb-Antelope-2880 t1_j6j0yk5 wrote

Who care. Everyone in this country can use a little less baseless loyalty to locations and brands anyway.

Tribalism is a disease.

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ironichaos t1_j6j16hj wrote

If they really want to cause a stir on twitter they should light up the building of the Super Bowl losers and tweet out congrats to the runners up.

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d4ng3rz0n3 t1_j6j9j1q wrote

Replying to seafoodgodddd (#1,622,834)

The app is called Spireworks. Someone with the app has to invite you with a link. This used to be easier to find/buy because the app used to have 5 invites per user. Now its only 1.

I used to occasionally sell these to people in person for about $100 and then on the 5th one I would send the invite to myself and get 5 more and repeat the process.

There are probably people out there still selling invites for between $30-$100 though.

Once you are on the app, you have the choice of at least 2 buildings. The BOA tower on 42nd and 6th and the H&M tower in times square. You can only access them from sundown to midnight.

You can do a variety of things with the lights on the spires like change colors, directions, pulsate etc. You only get 2 minutes at a time and there can be 1 or 2 other people on it too. Thats why they can go a bit crazy sometimes. If there's more than 2 people then there is a queue formed. You can do this unlimited times in the evening. It does get boring after a while but can be a cool party trick or to impress a date (what's your favorite color? then change it to that immediately).

In recent years, some nights are blocked off to raise money for charity, so you have to pay like $10 or $20 to be able to use it that evening.

I haven't used it in years but pretty sure I still have access to it. I believe they had plans to add 1 WTC and the ESB at some point but not sure.

Edit: I don't have any spireworks invitations to give out or sell. You guys are on your own so good luck

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Any_Foundation_9034 t1_j6jarhr wrote

Seriously though. NY is not Philly.

Seems to me like the guy/gal who lit this up is an Eagles fan. Hope they’re happy though. Hahaha.

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foratlanticcity t1_j6jijhx wrote

Replying to Superb-Antelope-2880 (#1,621,172)

Seriously. I've always been amazed by the NFLs ability to trick mouth breathing idiots like this into worshiping corporations by putting the name of their state in the team name. They'll even move the teams in an instant to make more money and people still somehow think these orgs give a fuck.

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squall571 t1_j6jn8hb wrote

Just pretend it’s the Jets colors, a nothingburger

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Blackchai19 t1_j6jzd0q wrote

i just moved back to NY after being in Philly for 2 years and hating it so this shit really pissed me off ngl

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jbv0717 t1_j6jzid8 wrote

Why is this an issue? They’re our neighbors, can’t we be happy for them?

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Rtn2NYC t1_j6k0k79 wrote

Replying to d4ng3rz0n3 (#1,623,230)

They don’t have ESB at all and 1 WTC is listed but I’ve never seen it actually active (which it’s been that way for years).

Participating: 1 Bryant Park, 151 west 42 (H&M), Sven, and 1 WTC and WTC podium (marked as inactive).

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meekonesfade t1_j6k9m1x wrote

I dont care about sports at all, but even I find this offensive.

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TonyzTone t1_j6kcp0l wrote

Listen, fuck the Eagles, and fuck whoever thought this was a good idea.

But they also did it for the Chiefs, and basically it was a celebration for the NFL Conference Championship winners.

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dancetothiscomment t1_j6kg3zy wrote

They changed the color to hype up Saint Patrick's day in a couple of months!

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Unspec7 t1_j6kh9w9 wrote

Replying to shant_jan (#1,620,517)

>there's an invite-only app for some finance folks that allows them to control the lights on top of some skyscrapers just for funsies

To be fair though, the app is run and owned by the very people who own the actual buildings, Durst. What is the problem there?

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contangoz t1_j6khsmu wrote

70 min amtrack train away and tons of philly ppl commute to apple or moved completely and work NYC full time. Not surprised at all.

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StrngBrew t1_j6kzcu7 wrote

Not since the Trojan War has a construction project been so disloyal. What, did you lose a bet to the Liberty Bell? The Empire State Building probably eats pizza with a fork and knife.

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LobsterOk2912 t1_j6n5hrc wrote

What do you expect when transplants take over your city?

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myassholealt t1_j6ncxix wrote

This is like the reverse of when the Phillies had someone from a Mets fan group (7 Line Army) throw out the first pitch at Citizens Bank Park. That one was hilarious. Especially knowing how Philly fans are and the Mets are in the same division, so the animosity is higher.

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08BlvdRider t1_j6njam9 wrote

Why are New Yorkers so freakin' upset? If they love the Giants so much, why didn't they step up and build the stadium the Giants and Jets wanted? If it weren't for New Jersey, both teams would have left the area and the only football team left would be the Bill's. So the ESB displayed the Eagles colors to congratulate them on their win, no big deal, they played better and beat the Giants like a government mule. To be honest, IMO, the Giants shouldn't have been in the playoffs in the first place. Now have at it, I don't care.

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