Carl Campanile and Natalie O’Neill – New York Post March 26, 2026
Critics say she’s not the brightest bulb!
A state lawmaker has a dim-witted plan that would force the Empire State Building and nearly all of New York City to go dark after 11 p.m. — but detractors say the plan would let criminals run wild under the cloak of night.
The “Dark Skies Protection Act,” sponsored by Manhattan Assemblywoman Deborah Glick, would require Big Apple businesses and residents to hit the off switch between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. to save energy, help migratory birds and avoid “light pollution,” according to the proposed bill.
The goal is to “preserve and enhance the state’s dark sky while promoting safety for people, birds and other wildlife, conserving energy and reducing our carbon footprint, and preserving the aesthetic qualities of the night sky,” the legislation declares.
“Our ancestors were able to experience a night sky full of stars, but now 80% of Americans can no longer see the Milky Way and experience its profound beauty.”
The bill, which would go into effect in January 2028, notes that lights “used for travel and public safety would be exempt.”
But critics were quick to mock the lights-out bill as no bright idea — saying Gotham in a blackout amounts to a dream for crooks, thugs and gangsters.
“Criminal gangs approve this message,” one observer wrote on X, skewering the bill Thursday.
“Good then criminals can maraud the populace under cover of darkness as intended!” another wrote sarcastically.
“What could go wrong?” another added.
Another user posted an image of a pitch-black Manhattan, as others said the city that never sleeps could be forced to go to bed.
“I’m all for seeing the stars but New York is not exactly a safe place,” another wrote.
Glick, who announced she’ll retire later this year, also says the proposed bill would be a boon for migratory birds.
“Light pollution has many negative impacts, including the disruption of the natural patterns of wildlife, wasted energy and increased output of carbon dioxide and greenhouse gases, interruption of human sleep and other adverse health impacts, and the loss of the aesthetic qualities and cultural significance of the night sky,” it states.
“70% of bird species migrate each year. And of those birds, 80% migrate at night, using the night sky to help them navigate to and from their breeding grounds. However, as they pass over big cities on their way, they can become disoriented by bright artificial lights, often causing them to collide with buildings or windows,” the bill states.
The far-fetched bill is unlikely to pass and doesn’t yet have a state Senate sponsor.
“I guess Glick wants to push one last ridiculous idea before she retires,” NYS Conservative Party chairman Gerard Kassar said.
Glick didn’t immediately return requests for comment from The Post.
“Start spreading the news…”
I wonder what Frank Sinatra would say – or sing – about New York switching off its light early?
Manhattan Assembly woman Deborah Glick — yet another overrated, overblown and over paid female. And to make matters worse it’s a queer into the bargain. Ugly as hell too.
Why are real men even putting up with this creature? Are there any REAL men out there? It’s a strange thing that I’ve often heard normal women say, “Where are all the men”? Yet these same women are fully on board with the idea of queers!!!!
Deborah, you say?
Glick, you say?
Oy vey!
Nope, it’s not a bright idea. Probably trying to get electricity to those data centers. Remember those things? Big beautiful buildings popping up everywhere. Watch for more black outs, the NE elec grid is maxed out. From 11pm will the subway be lights out as well?
Got a lot of data centers there or something?
I’m preparing for blackouts in rip-off Britain, and in case electricity prices skyrocket I’m cooking the meats in my fridge and freezing the meals so I can microwave them instead of cooking them later at sky-high electricity prices. I hope any blackouts don’t last so long they fully defrost our freezers. With that in mind I think they may stagger the blackouts to maybe four hours on/off so we can refreeze them a few hours later, and still get some laundry done to maintain hygiene. I’ve got some power banks with AC/5v DC, solar and hand-crank power so I’ll have lights and a radio.
Hopefully power supplies are arranged to maintain water supply. It’s doubtful we’ll lose that but it is possible. I do have some water stored but that won’t last me longer than a few weeks. I’m near a river and I have filters and tablets but if I must draw water like that we’ll be in dog-eat-dog land.
It’s a back door way to energy shutdowns for all in order to give it to those energy guzzling data centers. Just make some new frivolous law ,pretend that it’s so we can have a good look at the night sky, performed by some pretend airhead.
Whatever you do, Do Not feed them after midnight!
ref. above 1.42pm. If you must resort to gathering water and are able to clean it through filters don’t forget it might still not taste very good. Be sure to have various water enhancers for it, ie. anything that can mask or improve its taste. Tea and coffee work well as do strong beef teas like Bovril, Oxo and Marmite. And there are plenty of fruit flavourings like Vit C effervescent tabs and similar. And if drinking it still isn’t easy you can make more foods like stew in which you can use curry powder, chili, herbs etc to make it more palatable and vary the flavours to keep up your fluid intake.
@ tony
She’s also glick..guess what that might be?..
.. Aristophanes thr Greek playwright wrote assembleywomen in 391bc..it’s a black comedy and satire about what women would do if they managed to take over society…
and guess what..you are living through it…
lolo…the best of it, how Aristophanes and the Greek men in General, knew all about the female mind…the censorship, the sexual politics, the perpetual stress testing and associated invoking, the circular reasoning of the female psyche and most importantly the absolute fucking banality of it all.. as society collapses..
and the worst of it, how what passes for modern men, have pissed all that good advice away…
lol..
tony o neil
well said mate