New York City is set to shut down a key aqueduct providing nearly half the city's water supply this winter. The shutdown is part of a $2 billion project aimed at addressing significant leaks under the Hudson River. The Delaware Aqueduct, located in upstate New York, has been scheduled for this temporary shutdown for years.

A stretch of aqueduct that supplies more than half of New York City’s water is being shut down through the winter as part of a $2 billion project to address massive leaks beneath the Hudson River.

A stretch of aqueduct that supplies more than half of New York City’s water is being shut down through the winter as part of a $2 billion project to address massive leaks beneath the Hudson River

New York Governor Kathy Hochul said an impending East Coast and Gulf Coast port strike set to start early on Tuesday could result in significant disruptions but urged residents not to stockpile food.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul said she fully expects a strike by dockworkers to go ahead, which will halt operations at East and Gulf coast trade gateways including the Port of New York-New Jersey, the nation’s busiest Atlantic hub for international commerce.