Hundreds of drones staged an amazing show over New York

500 drones lit up the skyline of the Big Apple on November 3rd in a massive advertisement for the mobile video game Candy Crush. However, critics did not like it - they consider it air pollution, reports New York Post.

According to Fernanda Romano, the company's marketing director, the dazzling 10-minute display of illuminated drones turned "the sky into the biggest screen on the planet." The show took place at 19:45 pm to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the video game.

“Manhattan has become a carnival,” the firm said in a press release. “This is a once-in-a-lifetime drone performance.”

But the spectacle, according to State Senator Brad Hoylman (D-Manhattan), ruins the stunning cityscape and also threatens birds and other wildlife.

“It's outrageous to spoil the skyline of the city for personal gain,” Hoylman said after being shown the invitation to the event. "This is offensive to New Yorkers, to our local laws, to public safety and to wildlife."

Other citizens feared the light show would disorientate the thousands of migratory birds soaring over the Empire State.

“The Hudson is an important flight for birds,” Dustin Partridge, director of conservation and science at NYU Audubon, told the publication. “How can you launch drones and not think about their impact on the environment and birds that will fly in the same airspace as these drones,” he said.

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Flying gadgets were launched from across the Hudson River in New Jersey to circumvent New York aviation laws, because they prohibit even a single drone from flying.

The organizers received special permission to host the show, since New Jersey state parks also have restrictions on flying drones.

In June, the NBA launched lighting drones over the Hudson River using the same loophole.