New York City has celebrated its first David Bowie Day. Mayor Bill de Blasio made the announcement as the musician's play Lazarus had its final performance last night.
The proclamation pays tribute to the British artist as "a global icon who made New York his home". The 69-year-old died earlier this month of cancer.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Mayor <a href="https://twitter.com/BilldeBlasio">@BilldeBlasio</a> proclaims January 20 as <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DavidBowie?src=hash">#DavidBowie</a> Day in New York City. <a href="https://t.co/hmpbpLB15h">pic.twitter.com/hmpbpLB15h</a></p>— NYC Mayor's Office (@NYCMayorsOffice) <a href="https://twitter.com/NYCMayorsOffice/status/689931333993394176">January 20, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">With one & a half hours left to celebrate, I just found out today has been declared David Bowie day in New York City <a href="https://t.co/w3wXuWVTwi">pic.twitter.com/w3wXuWVTwi</a></p>— Mr Cup (@SteveCup) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveCup/status/690017601334960130">January 21, 2016</a></blockquote>
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