New York has declared a citywide drought watch as it experiences one of the longest dry streaks on record. Last month was the driest October since recordkeeping began in 1869, with minimal rain to ...

The 86-mile aqueduct delivers about half of the city's water supply, according to the mayor's office. Also on Monday, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a statewide drought watch, urging ...

In response to a historic lack of rainfall, New York City Mayor Eric Adams and the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) have issued a citywide drought watch. New York's mayor has urged ...

Mayor Eric Adams announced Friday that New York City is no longer under a drought watch, ending a two-month period during which residents were urged to conserve water amid a historic shortage of ...

New York City officially lifted its drought watch on Friday, two months after it first took effect. Mayor Eric Adams said “above-average precipitation” within the past two months, New Yorkers ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a statewide drought watch on Monday, with 15 counties in the Mid-Hudson region and New York City now in a drought warning. Dry conditions in the state have spawned ...

NEW YORK - New York City is no longer under a drought warning, Mayor Eric Adams announced Monday. Recent storms have helped alleviate the situation. The city remains under a drought watch, however.

A drought warning is the second of three tiers of drought response in New York City. Those levels include drought watch, warning, and emergency. A drought watch is the first of three levels of ...

New York has declared a citywide drought watch as it experiences one of the ... according to the city’s Department of Environmental Protection. Mayor Eric Adams is urging New Yorkers to fix ...