2,000 LED-tagged pigeons stage show in Brooklyn sky
May 6, 2016 By Verena Dobnik Associated Press
Artist Duke Riley, far left, uses a flag to rouse some of the 2,000 pigeons he outfitted with LED lights to fly over the East River as part of a performance piece on Thursday in Brooklyn. The 30-minute performance was part of Riley's "Fly by Night" creation. The coops are aboard the Baylander, a decommissioned Vietnam-era naval ship docked at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. AP Photos/Kathy Willens
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Brooklyn is staging a show with 2,000 pigeons tagged with LED lights illuminating the city’s night sky.
For its premiere Thursday, the birds were released at sunset from coops aboard a former aircraft carrier docked at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.