This is the first year city workers will observe Juneteenth as a paid-holiday.
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Mayor Eric Adams announced the city would illuminate some 19 buildings including City Hall, in red, black and green, the colors of the Pan-African flag in honor of the holiday. Buildings will be lit Sunday night, the day of the official holiday, and Monday, the day the holiday is being observed. This is also the first year city workers will observe Juneteenth as a paid-holiday, he noted.
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