City officials announced the designation for the first time in more than 20 years as wildfires burned and residents continued to await meaningful rainfall.
Mayor Eric Adams declared a drought warning Monday — and halted a major aqueduct repair project to preserve the city’s waters supply — as New York City faces the threat of severe ...
Adams upgraded the city to a droughtwarning from a drought watch and paused the final phase of $2 billion Delaware Aqueduct Repair Project, which will allow the city to reopen four additional ...
"A droughtwarning is the second of three levels of water conservation in our city," said Mayor Adams. "I want to be clear, this is not normal, you may enjoy the beautiful weather, but the reality ...
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City on Monday issued its first droughtwarning in 22 years after months of little rain -- and will restart the flow of drinking water from an out-of-service aqueduct as ...