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When my neighborhood here in Brooklyn switched over to LED streetlights I got very depressed. And angry. All of a sudden everything was drenched in this horribl
by mtalantikite 4y ago
When my neighborhood here in Brooklyn switched over to LED streetlights I got very depressed. And angry. All of a sudden everything was drenched in this horrible white light. Plus there's a lamppost right outside our window, so my living room gets flooded in cold LED light. I complained multiple times to the city but they said it's just what it is now.
A year ago our condos switched over to LEDs on all outside building lights and I no longer feel comfortable just sitting on our stoop enjoying the city at night anymore. It just feels so harsh. I have so many good memories from hanging out on Brooklyn stoops at night, either solo or with friends. I miss that soft, warm NYC lighting.
- rileyphone 4y agoStart a guerilla campaign to put tinted films on all the lights.
- mtalantikite 4y agoI actually bought a bunch of light gels from B&H to do this on the lights on my stoop. I wish I could do it to the street lights and the outdoor lights mounted on the sides of our building!
- icedistilled 4y agois there something actually stopping you?
- mtalantikite 4y agoThe lamppost is something like 27 feet and the ones on the outside of our condos are two stories up -- I don't have a ladder in my tiny NYC apartment is really the main reason.
- jdougan 4y agoAny way to use a drone?
- alwayslikethis 4y agoSodium lights have fairly low impact on your circadian cycle. Melatonin secretion is delayed by light, but the effect is different based on the wavelength. LED does it a whole lot more. That may account for why you became depressed and angry.
- pbj1968 4y agoPaint brush on a stick, bro.