Eleven New York state landmarks will be lit red, black and green Saturday in celebration of Juneteenth, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced.

The following landmarks will take part in the festivities:

• One World Trade Center (New York City)
• Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge (South Nyack/Tarrytown)
• Kosciuszko Bridge (New York City)
• H. Carl McCall SUNY Building (Albany)
• State Education Building (Albany)
• Alfred E. Smith State Office Building (Albany)
• State Fairgrounds - Main Gate & Expo Center (Syracuse)
• Grand Central Terminal - Pershing Square Viaduct (New York City)
• Niagara Falls
• Albany International Airport Gateway (Colonie)
• MTA LIRR - East End Gateway at Penn Station (New York City)

Juneteenth celebrates the day when the last enslaved African Americans learned they were free on June 19, 1865 in Galveston, Texas, nearly two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed by President Abraham Lincoln. President Joe Biden officially established June 19 as Juneteenth National Independence Day this Thursday.

"New York is proud to join the entire country in our first national commemoration of the emancipation of enslaved African Americans," Gov. Cuomo said. "While Juneteenth may be our newest federal holiday, the ethos we observe today - that independence, equality, and liberty for all are only guaranteed when we march as one towards those ideals; that the arc of the moral universe only bends towards justice when we work together to bend it - has always been the foundation of our national identity. I was proud to make this a state holiday last year because New York has always, and will always, stand with and support all those working to help our country live up to its founding ideals. Our thoughts are with all those who worked so hard and for so long to bring today's national celebration to fruition."

A bill designating Juneteenth as a formal public holiday in New York was signed into law last October by Gov. Cuomo.