Gas Rationing in New York, New Jersey After Superstorm Sandy

6:22 AM, Nov 11, 2012   |    comments
  • As temperatures begin to drop, people wait in line to fill containers with gas at a Shell gasoline filling station Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012, in Keyport, N.J. In parts of New York and New Jersey, drivers lined up Thursday for hours at gas stations that were struggling to stay supplied. The power outages and flooding caused by Superstorm Sandy have forced many gas stations to close and disrupted the flow of fuel from refineries to those stations that are open. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
    
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NEW YORK (AP) - Drivers in the New York region appear to be getting a break from spending hours in gas lines after Superstorm Sandy.

Around New York City, they still waited longer than usual Saturday at stations. But the lines that stretched a dozen Manhattan blocks earlier in the week at some stations were far shorter. Many were closed - for lack of fuel or taking a break.

In Brooklyn, drivers waited about 20 minutes at most, much less than in previous days.

But on Staten Island, the few open stations were busier, with about 20 cars lined up on one street amid stalled traffic.

In New Jersey, state-imposed gas limits continued in 12 of 21 counties.