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Building officials said before the game they would honor the winner of the game, regardless of who won. The Big Apple is, of course, home to the Giants and Jets, New England’s AFC East rival, and the Giants have defeated the Patriots twice in the Super Bowl. When they saw the Empire State Building in red, white and blue, citizens of Gotham took to social media to voice their displeasure.