A fleet of 500 drones takes over the night skies of the Big Apple's Central Park and Prospect Park on New Year's Eve, but there's nothing mysterious about it. these aircraft.
This large-scale display will be part of the New York Road Runner Club's annual Midnight Run, ringing in 2025. The group chose the drone show after months of severe drought in the tri-state region forced local officials to temporarily cancel fireworks displays.
“This year, in response to New York City's recent drought, New York Road Runners is working to finalize a plan to pivot and pilot a drone show for runners in place of fireworks,” the organization said. said in a statement to the Post.
Runners can admire the display put on by 500 drones in Central Park on the Traverse of 72nd Street, just south of Bethesda Fountain.
However, the planned show is not aimed at a large general audience, but rather at those who attend late-night shows.
Organizers do not expect the show to be seen after the event ends.
The Prospect Park Alliance is also choosing to forego the use of explosives this year and will instead organize a drone show.
PPA did not respond to the Post's request for comment at the time of publication.
Drought conditions that plagued the region in the fall and caused numerous wildfires across the five boroughs subsided in December.
Rainfall in the city was more than three-quarters of an inch above normal. According to the New York Times.
These planned drone performances come as New Jersey continues to be in turmoil after weeks of sightings of a mysterious device.
Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst confirmed Wednesday that it has repelled several drone intrusions over the past year.
The Department of Homeland Security and the FBI are currently deploying detection technology to identify some of the mysterious spacecraft reported by New Jersey residents.
However, both authorities said many of the alleged drone sightings were operating legally and that many were simply misidentifications of manned aircraft.
