AAA New York reports that the average price for a regular gallon of gas in the New York City metro area is now $4.10, but many of our readers have reported much higher prices. So many complaints about alleged price gouging in the aftermath of Sandy has prompted Attorney General… Read More →
The national average price for a gallon of regular gas dropped to $3.67 on Monday. That’s 12 cents less than a week ago and 15 cents less than a month ago, and is the largest week-over-week decrease since 2008, according to AAA’s Daily Fuel Gauge report. But gas prices remain… Read More →
When it comes to gas prices at the pump, presidents don’t have as much power as they would like people to believe, reports Wendy Koch, my Gannett colleague at USA Today. The issue came up during Tuesday’s presidential debate, when Republican candidate Mitt Romney pointed out that gas prices were below… Read More →
Sigh. That’s usually my reaction when I pull up to the gas station pump to fill up my humble little Honda Civic every few days. Commuting 24 miles each way to work, plus the miles I drive for assignments, means my gas tank always seems half empty. Yes, when it… Read More →
While New Yorkers are still paying more the gas than the current national average, fuel prices have been on a steady decline. When I last wrote about gas prices on April 24, the national average was $3.84 a gallon for regular gas. Now it’s down to $3.73, according to AAA’s… Read More →
Remember when we groaned that gas was 2 bucks a gallon? Let me refresh your memory. Check out this old photo I found in The Journal News archives from March 2000. This is the caption: “New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, comments on the high gas prices at a press… Read More →
I paid $4.07 at a Gulf station in Queens on Sunday, and I’ll admit that I usually pay by credit and debit instead of cash. I know, I know. I can save 10 cents a gallon by paying cash, but the convenience of using a card is a hard habit… Read More →
Last month The Journal News/LoHud.com explored why New York has such high gas prices and here’s what we found: “New York ranked first in gas taxes, slightly higher than California and Connecticut, according to January figures compiled by the American Petroleum Institute. The institute uses weighted averages based on fuel… Read More →
