Statewide collection of worn American flags for proper disposal

Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced a statewide collection of worn American flags so they can be disposed of properly

Flags will be accepted Tuesday, May 8 through Wednesday, May 23.  

The collected flags will be disposed of as part of the Memorial Watchfire hosted by the Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 103 on May 27.  The event will take place at the State Fairgrounds in Syracuse.  More information on the Watchfire can be found here.

Drop-off locations are as follows:

• Alfred E. Smith Building, 80 South Swan St., Albany
• New York State Capitol, Washington Avenue, Albany
• Empire State Plaza Main Concourse, Empire State Plaza, Albany
• Corning Tower, Empire State Plaza, Albany
• Agency Buildings 1,2,3,4 - Empire State Plaza, Albany
• Legislative Office Building Empire State Plaza, Albany
• Robert Abrams Building for Law and Justice Empire State Plaza, Albany
• Swan Street Building, Core 2 and Core 3, Empire State Plaza, Albany
• Harriman Campus Buildings 5, 6, 7, 7A, 8, 12 Harriman Campus, 1220 Washington Ave., Albany
• Ten Eyck Building, 40 North Pearl St., Albany
• 50 Wolf Road, Albany
• 625 Broadway, Albany
• Hampton Plaza, 38-40 State St., Albany
• 44 Holland Ave., Albany
• 328 State St., Schenectady
• Senator John J. Hughes State Office Building, 333 E. Washington St., Syracuse
• New York State Fairgrounds (Gate 2 Security Station), 581 State Fair Boulevard, Syracuse
• Dulles State Office Building, 317 Washington St., Watertown
• Utica State Office Building, 207 Genesee St., Utica
• Homer Folks Facility, 28 Hill Street, Suite 327, Oneonta
• Eleanor Roosevelt State Office Building, 4 Burnett Blvd., Poughkeepsie
• Henderson-Smith State Office Building, 107 Broadway, Hornell
• Binghamton State Office Building, 44 Hawley St., Binghamton
• NYSP Troop E Zone 1 Station, 1155 Scottsville Road, Rochester
• Senator Walter J. Mahoney State Office Building, 65 Court St., Buffalo
• Perry B. Duryea State Office Building, 250 Veterans Memorial Highway, Hauppauge
• Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. State Office Building, 163 West 125th St., New York City
• Shirley A. Chisholm State Office Building, 55 Hanson Place, Brooklyn