The bright lights of New York on a motion sensor? The skyline, the classic image of a tiny island with tall skyscrapers huddled together with their lights on all night, has long been an indelible trademark of the Big Apple, the city that never sleeps. Increasingly, businesses are acknowledging the energy waste (and, at a time when banks are clinging to any lifevest, the cost), and many have installed motion sensors into offices. In this video from the NY Times, “A Greener, Dimmer Skyline,” we see the ways in which a growing aesthetic of conservation is affecting the iconic image of the Manhattan skyline at night.

