New York City issued its first drought warning in 22 years and paused major repairs to its main water aqueduct out of concern for the lack of rainfall.

NEW YORK - New York City is instituting a drought warning, Mayor Eric Adams announced Monday. The Big Apple had previously been under a drought watch. New Yorkers are being asked to voluntarily conserve water. Under a drought warning, a number of city ...

Dry conditions and a lack of rain have pushed NYC officials to declare a drought warning. This comes after a drought watch went into effect just a little over two weeks ago.   This is the second of three levels of water conservation in the city.