The announcement will be followed by a proclamation from Mayor De Blasio later today.

Today has been officially declared David Bowie Day in New York. The news was announced on the singer’s Facebook page, which explained Mayor De Blasio will read an official proclamation tonight at the curtain call of the final performance of Lazarus, the musical production conceived and co-created by Bowie.

Read artist tributes to the late singer here and revisit our recent feature on some of Bowie’s best deep cuts.