'Treacherous, traitorous, and unforgivable': The Empire State Building was roasted on Sunday for lighting up in the colors of the Philadelphia Eagles, the rival team of the New York Giants for nearly a century.
"As the representative for the Empire State Building, and a diehard Giants fan, let me be on the record saying that this is absolutely ridiculous," New York City Councilman Keith PowersThat backlash stems from the long-running rivalry between the Giants and
the Eagles that has spanned almost a century. It began in 1933 when the Giants and Eagles played against each other for the first time – and New YorkThe rivalry has only since intensified -- and the Eagles eliminated the Giants from the playoffs just last week.
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