Though Friday’s blizzard won’t be as devastating as Sandy, at several area gas stations there have been long lines reminiscent of the fuel shortage following the superstorm.
On Thursday evening, a line at a gas station in Whitestone off of Clintonville Street stretched around the block, but that wasn’t the only location in the tri-state area with significant waits.
Other local media outlets have been reporting long lines at stations in Long Island, New Jersey and New England also.
In Queens, the gas guzzling is still going on as of this morning. At a 35th Avenue and Bell Boulevard gas stations, the drivers had to wait awhile to fill their tanks, and nearby, a Gulf station on Bell Boulevard and 23rd Avenue had even run out of fuel.
A Mobile station at 172-11 Northern Boulevard was also out of gas, but didn’t think believe the fuel shortage was because of the storm, saying it was more of a logistical thing.”
Other Queens gas stations without fuel as of Friday morning were a Mobile station at 181-08 Northern Boulevard and one at 69-02 Queens Boulevard that is expecting a delivery this afternoon.
On The Courier Facebook page some questioned why people would need to get gas since the storm will prevent drivers from hitting the road, but others worried about another situation similar to Sandy.
“The lines are getting longer all over, said Eleni Lenitsa. “Think we’ll have a shortage again?”
But at a 1 p.m. storm briefing today, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said that there is no need to panic about gas shortages. “The gas supply is plentiful and deliveries won’t be disrupted,” he said.
With additional reporting by Maggie Hayes, Anthony O’Reilly and Toni Cimino
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