Mayor Adams issues drought watch for NYC after dangerously dry October

Mayor Eric Adams issued a drought watch for New York City Saturday — urging residents to conserve water and ordering municipal agencies to stand at the ready for more restrictive plans amid New York's “driest spell in recent memory.” The move comes as the National Weather Service has proclaimed October the driest month since it started record-keeping in the late 1800s. Central Park received 0.01 inches of rain in October, the minimum threshold for measurable precipitation, after getting less than two inches of rain the month prior, several inches below...