Manhattan, NY – New York City landmarks will go dark for an hour as part of a global “lights out” action for climate change.
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The World Wildlife Fund says the many participants in Saturday night’s event include Times Square billboards, and the Chrysler and Empire State buildings. The decorative light “necklaces” on East River bridges also will go off.
Residents also are urged to embrace the darkness. Earth Hour begins at 8:30 p.m. Saturday.
Lighting related to public safety will remain on.
The actor Ed Norton, who’s a New York City resident, is the official ambassador for Earth Hour.
In all, about 2,800 municipalities in 84 countries will participate. Landmarks around the world range from the Great Pyramids to the Acropolis
sickos!
I wouldn’t recommend residents to join in this blackout, it will only atract the criminals, in fact better to make sure every light around your house is on.
All of New York should go dark……..And stay dark!
Why only for 1 hour? Turn all the unnecessary lights off altogether. It is a waste of taxpayers money.
It will be great! Be sure to step outside and look up — we’ll see a sky full of stars like NY hasn’t seen in ages!
we will be there if anyone needs us
BH earth hour has been a great and successful idea. its just like a “machsom lefi” where everyone stops for an hour. the energy saved will mean a better safer healthier world for our children and eineklach.
I have some flashlights for sale.
thank g-d we have jews in new york and florida…….that’s why i am in montana
BTW, This is not suppose to be a blackout, only to turn off unneeded lights, specifically lighting that lights up the outside of landmark buildings & bridges etc.
Narishkeit. I will davka turn on all the lights at that time.
I will davka turn on all the lights in my house and my cratzmech tree too.
What a crock of bull something I cant write here! I am glad its after the zman here because I plan on turning on ALL THE LIGHTS in my house at 830! This is a load of dung! It wont make one bit of a difference to anything and all it does is make the nonsensical libs happy. Well, I refuse to participate in manure!
A FORMER NEW YORKER!!
Now put that in your pipe and smoke it!
What is the definition of a New Yorker?
A slumdweller who is too stupid to crawl out of the garbage and move to a decent state.
Looking around me I don’t see anything darker than usual. And I have all my lights on, even ones I usually don’t have on at this time of evening.
I was very happy to come home after shabbos and turn ON all the lights in my house. GEVALDIG!