NY's gas prices fourth highest in country

The Business Review (Albany)

New Yorkers pay more for gas than nearly everyone else in the country, according to AAA.

In New York, the average cost for a gallon of regular unleaded gas is $3.896. That compares with $3.95 in Alaska, $3.94 in Connecticut and $3.93 in California.

Rounding out the top five states with the highest gas prices are Illinois, at $3.894 a gallon, and Hawaii, at $3.891 a gallon.

Gas is cheapest in Arizona, where a gallon averages $3.50.