Rockland Legislator Ed Day Continues Push To Lower Gas Prices
Rockland County residents know the road to cheap gas leads down south to New Jersey.
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Rockland County residents know the road to cheap gas leads down south to New Jersey.
Consumer Affairs says 41 gas stations are found in Manhattan, primarily above 96th Street and along 10th and 11th Avenues.
Oil analyst Peter Beutel says that while the current national average for a gallon of regular gas is $3.45, here in our metropolitan area, the price is at least 40 cents higher.
Motorists are seeing sharply lower prices at the pumps in New Jersey.
AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of regular gasoline in New York was $3.87 on Friday, down from around $3.90 last week. That's still over a dollar higher than last year, when motorists were paying $2.82.
If you filled your gas tank this Labor Day weekend you know it cost a lot more than it did last year and as you return home from your holiday weekend make sure you have some extra cash to fill up your tank.
St. Sen. Len Suzio is coralling the help of Connecticut's citizens to cap a tax on gasoline in the Nutmeg State.
The state Environmental Protection Department says visits have tripled since 1980, to a record 18.8 million people in fiscal 2010. It's up 2 million since 2007.
AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of regular gasoline in New Jersey on Friday was $3.58, down 8 cents from last week. That's still much higher than the cost a year ago, when motorists were paying $2.61.
Oil analyst Peter Beutel says prices are dropping and they should be reflected at the pump soon.
Despite the recent ups and downs of the stock market that, economists say, could continue through the fall, there are some good news for consumers.
When consumers go to the gas pump in Connecticut, they pay two taxes.
Connecticut now has the distinction of having the highest gasoline tax in the lower 48 states - a whopping 70.3 cents for every gallon purchased.
It will be two more weeks before the Tri-state area finds out its unemployment rates for the month of June, but if the national unemployment numbers released Friday are any indication of what's to come, it doesn't look good.
While travelers are hoping to beat the traffic, it's estimated that 1.6 million cars will be on the Garden State Parkway Thursday, which is slightly fewer than what was expected Friday.
An investigation reveals the temptation to steal gas from New York's state-owned fuel pumps has apparently been too great for some workers.
Are you hoping to hit the road for Independence Day weekend? There's some good news for you!
Among those not happy to see an almost 7 cent a gallon hike in the diesel excise tax in Connecticut are gasoline retailers.
AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of regular gasoline on Friday was $3.67, down 3 cents from last week.
The Labor Department said the unemployment rate inched up one-tenth to 9.4 percent because 400 jobs were lost last month.
New York's Senator Charles Schumer wants to know why New York gas prices are still so high, saying he suspects prices are being artificially inflated.
A combination of slowly dropping gas prices and an assumption that the economy can only get better, is leaving many business owners and officials feeling optimistic about the summer season.
AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of regular gasoline on Friday was $3.79, down 5 cents from last week.
With gas prices creeping close to $4/gallon or topping $4 in some New York City locations, many travelers are planning ahead for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend.
Locally, according to AAA, the average price for regular is $4.09 in New York, $3.81 in New Jersey, and $4.19 in Connecticut.
