ALBANY — On a bright, bitterly cold February afternoon, city workers using heavy equipment bored through a small section of Myrtle Avenue, sifting through layers of asphalt, brick and earth.

The workers had entered a clarifier to dislodge pit pipes when the incident occurred. They were retrieved unconscious from ...

Lawmakers set aside $1 billion in 2023 to address state water issues and hope to add billions more in the 89th legislative session.