Rising gas prices are adding strain for drivers in the Bronx, as costs at the pump increase amid the ongoing war with Iran.<\/p>\n
In the Baychester section, prices along Bartow Avenue reached $3.79 per gallon at both a Shell station and a Mobil station across the street \u2014 among the lowest in the borough. Even at those prices, demand remains high, with drivers frequently filling every available pump.<\/p>\n
As prices continue to climb, many drivers say they are bracing for more than just the start of a new workweek \u2014 they are also worrying about the cost of getting there.<\/p>\n
According to AAA, the average price for a gallon of regular gasoline in New York City is now $3.91, approaching $4. That is up 5 cents from the previous day and a sharp increase from a month ago, when prices were below $3 per gallon. In the Bronx, the average mirrors the citywide rate.<\/p>\n
Drivers say the rising costs are forcing changes in their routines. Some are cutting back on trips, while others are limiting how much they fill their tanks.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt use to be like $40 to fill my tank and now we\u2019re talking $50 to $60 just for a sedan,\u201d one driver said.<\/p>\n
Some drivers say comparison shopping is no longer worth it, choosing instead to fill up at the nearest station rather than spend additional gas searching for lower prices.<\/p>\n
For those looking to save, experts suggest paying with cash when possible or filling up at wholesale clubs, where members can receive small discounts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rising gas prices are adding strain for drivers in the Bronx, as costs at the pump increase amid…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":171383,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[128,21845,22875,10643,63309,9,24,63,129,131,130],"class_list":["post-171382","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-the-bronx","tag-bronx","tag-gas","tag-gas-prices","tag-gasoline","tag-iran-war","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-the-bronx","tag-the-bronx-headlines","tag-the-bronx-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171382","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=171382"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171382\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/171383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=171382"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=171382"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=171382"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}