Mayor Eric Adams upgraded the drought warning and halted an aqueduct repair project that had stopped drinking water from flowing from some reservoirs.

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

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has issued the city's first drought warning in 22 years, as its reservoirs continue to drop below normal amid a near-record dry spell. The warning was issued Monday as wildfires have threatened to spark across much of the Eastern United States this fall,