Tuesday, August 8, 2023

Daylight saving time: Why the lights were off 3 nights in a row in Tompkins Square Park

Photo and reporting by Stacie Joy 

Let's shed some light on what happened in Tompkins Square Park the past few nights. 

As we reported yesterday, the lights were out overnight in the park from Thursday through Saturday, with a return on Sunday night. 

Meanwhile, some parkgoers noted that the lights were on during the day. 

Here's what happened. According to Parks employees, the timer on the lights was set incorrectly. They were supposed to come on at 7 p.m.; instead, they switched on at 7 a.m. and off at 7 p.m.

And no one apparently noticed.

Parks workers adjusted them to being on 24/7, but hope to have them switched to the correct timer cycle by later today.
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6 comments:

  1. ScotRobAugust 8, 2023 at 12:37 PM

    but they were on during the day well before they were out at night ( I have afternoon pics, lights on, dated july 23, for example). So perhaps they were on 24/7 for some time, whereupon perhaps they set "off" for the wrong 12-hour stretch.

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  2. AnonymousAugust 8, 2023 at 1:07 PM

    Ask me to change a timer I’m back in 2 seconds.

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  3. OlympiasEpiriotAugust 8, 2023 at 2:53 PM

    Oh, I noticed alright.

    I was walking through there about 10 pm on Friday night and it was very disturbing that the only light was from a police car that decided to have its cherries going as it drove around.

    Raised my BP more than just the dark would have. Made it hard to let the rods in my eyes adjust and see properly.

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  4. AnonymousAugust 8, 2023 at 3:18 PM

    Thanks Stacie - amazing these folks can even comprehend time.

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  5. AnonymousAugust 9, 2023 at 10:18 AM

    hilarious.

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