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A Dimmer Skyline is for the Birds

by Richard Hake

NEW YORK, NY September 23, 2005 —The city's skyline is now darker after midnight in some places. The lights of buildings are being dimmed to make New York a better place for migratory birds, many of which follow the Hudson River south over the city on the way to warmer places to spend the winter. WNYC's Richard Hake has more.

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