New York City mayor Eric Adams has issued a drought watch. The mandate comes after the city’s second-longest rainless streak ever recorded for the month of October. The announcement caught many by surprise, and social media was flooded (sorry) with a deluge (sorry again) of rumors about just what an official drought watch means for the average New Yorker. Below are some of the most persistent rumors and their veracity.
Instead of once a month, the city’s pushcart vendors are now only required to change the hot-dog water every other month. True
