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Thiele: Gas Station Survey Shows Prices Soaring

Gas prices on the South Fork rose 15 to 20 cents per gallon between March 2 and April 6, according to New York State Assemblyman Fred Thiele.

New York State Assemblyman Fred Thiele's periodic survey of gas prices on the South Fork, last conducted on Friday, shows that prices have gone up close to 1 cent every other day during the past month.

The only place to get gas for less than $4 on the South Fork is in Eastport. Venture any further east and pay anywhere from $4.03 to $4.48.

Of the stations surveyed, the average is slightly below the state and Long Island averages, and 10 cents below New York City prices.

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Thiele's office notes that there may be prices that are higher or lower in the region away from Montauk Highway, but the survey reflects the price posted at most stations on the South Fork's main arterial.

"The average South Fork price between East Hampton and Southampton is now $4.13," Thiele said in a statement from his office. "The average for western Southampton is $4.19 and the average price for Amagansett and Montauk is $4.39. Prices have increased dramatically over the past two months by up to 40 cents since February."

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To tackle rising gas prices, Thiele is calling for strengthening the , enabling gas stations to purchase fuel from alternative markets, establishing grants for conversion of pumps to E85 fuel, suspension of state gas taxes on summer holiday weekends and .

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LOCATION             March 2   April 6

New York State       $3.97     $4.14     + 17 cents
South Fork               $3.97     $4.13     + 16 cents

Nassau-Suffolk        $4.01     $4.16     + 15 cents

New York City         $4.04      $4.23     + 19 cents


PRICE DIFFERENTIAL COMPARED TO SOUTH FORK

  LOCATION                          March 2            April 6

New York State                      -----               +1 cent
Nassau-Suffolk                  +4 cents            +2 cents

New York City                    +7 cents          +10 cents 


Price Per Gallon of Regular
                                        March 2        April 6
Hampton Gas-South.          $3.95           $4.09      +14 cents
Shell-Southampton             $3.97           $4.13     +16 cents
Hess-Southampton             $3.97           $4.13     +16 cents
Sunoco-Southampton          $3.93          $4.19     +26 cents
Gulf-Southampton               $3.99          $4.19     +20 cents
Coastal-Southampton          $3.89           $4.11    +22 cents
Mobil-Southampton             $4.00           $4.16    +16 cents
Shell-Water Mill                  $3.99           $4.19     +20 cents
Hess-Bridgehampton           $3.97           $4.13     +16 cents
Gulf-Bridgehampton            $3.99           $4.19     +20 cents
Hess-Wainscot                    $3.97           $4.13      +16 cents
American-East Hampton      $3.99           $4.13      +14 cents
Gulf-Amagansett                $4.09            $4.39      +30 cents
Mobil-Amagansett              $4.13            $4.48      +35 cents
Shell-Amagansett               $4.41           $4.48        +7 cents
Empire-Montauk                 $4.09           $4.19      +10 cents
Shell-Montauk                     $4.19          $4.29       +10 cents
Montauk Fuel                      $4.59          $4.74       +15 cents
Eastport Gas                       $3.89          $4.03       +22 cents
Gulf-Eastport                       $4.07         $4.19       +12 cents
Getty-Eastport                     $3.99         $3.99          ------
USA-Westhampton               $4.19         $4.25         +6 cents
Valero-Westhampton            $3.99         $4.09       +10 cents
Hess-Quogue                       $4.05          $4.17      +12 cents
Spirit-East Quogue               $4.04          $4.19       +15 cents
Hess-Hampton Bays             $4.05          $4.19      +14 cents
Shell- Hampton Bays-W        $4.09          $4.29      +20 cents
Shell-Hampton Bays-E          $3.99          $4.21      +22 cents

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