New York State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (I, D, WF-Sag Harbor) today released his gasoline price survey for May 24, 2015. Thiele’s most recent gasoline survey for the South Fork shows that gasoline prices have increased from about $2.49 per gallon in January and $2.79 cents in April to about $2.85 in May.

Gas prices on the South Fork are now lower than the rest of Long Island for the first time in nearly 3 years. Long Island prices are 8 cents more than the South Fork. South Fork prices are also 1 cent lower than the State average.

The Automobile Association of America (AAA) provides for a regional survey on New York State gasoline prices. However, there is no survey solely for the South Fork. Thiele’s survey also includes prices in western Southampton along Montauk Highway. 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 our region’s main arterials.

Thiele stated, “The average price for East Hampton and Southampton along Montauk Highway excluding Amagansett and Montauk is now $2.85. The average price for Amagansett and Montauk is $3.35. A gallon of gas on the North Fork is now about $2.79. The Long Island average is $2.93 and the State average is $2.86.”

Thiele added that the lowest gasoline prices on the South Fork were at $2.81 per gallon along SR 27 and CR 39. Among the lowest were the new Speedway stations which have replaced most of the Hess stations across the South Fork.

Thiele called upon the State Legislature to pass his legislation which would prohibit zone pricing. The legislation would enact the recommendations of the State Attorney General to outlaw the practice of zone pricing of gasoline. The bill has been supported by local gasoline retailers and opposed by the major oil companies.