New York City Passes Landmark Lights-Out Laws

City Hall in New York City will be one of the public buildings to dim exterior lighting during bird migration under recently passed municipal legislation. Photo by Rian Castillo/Creative Commons.

In December 2021, the New York City Coun­cil passed two new laws that will reduce nighttime illumination in the glimmer­ing Big Apple skyline, helping migrating birds navigate around and through the city that never sleeps.

Read this article by Marc Devokaitis, posted on the All About Birds website.


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