Dry conditions across the northeast have been blamed for hundreds of brush fires. They had already prompted New York City and ...

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City on Monday issued its first drought warning in 22 years after months of little rain — and will restart the flow of drinking water from an out-of-service aqueduct as ...

The wet weather will help ease the dryness that has fueled bush fires across the east over the last two months.

The restrictions, meant to curtail more fires and conserve the city’s water supply, will mandate that city and state agencies take actions that mean fleets of LIRR, MetroNorth and MTA trains ...