Was it a bird, was it a plane, a UFO? No, it was free advertising and sky pollution – but it was also unmissable and, to some, a reminder of the little obsession on their phones that is the game Candy Crush Saga.
On Thursday evening under clear skies, 500 lighted drones were flown in a synchronized show against the Manhattan skyline to mark 10 years of the wildly popular cellphone game.