Jersey City odd lights 12-18

Jersey City odd lights 12-18
Location: Jersey City - Hyatt on Hudson

Date: 12/18/24

Time: 5:40pm

View orientation: North  up the Jersey bank of the Hudson.

Story:  I had just checked into the hotel and noticed the se odd lights going in circular patterns.  I initially thought it was event lights hitting the flat cloud bottom behind these low hanging hazy,  like a cloud moving in front of the moon effect.  But thought I would record the video to mess with some friends. 

The lights continued for ~5 min before the rain rolled in and visibility dropped too much.  By the end I was second guessing myself enough to try and look for events going on in that direction at that time.  I have came up with nothing. 

Newark and JFK are SW and SE of this location, as well as Teterboro to the NW.   Both those do not look like a pattern of lights from an airfield to me.

Also thought it might be helicopter pad lights on a building, but nothing is tall enough in that direction.

Really scratching my head on this one.