As the city continues to recover from both Sandy’s damage and a follow-up nor’easter, Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Thursday signed an executive order to enact odd/even gas rationing measures across the five boroughs.
Starting Friday at 6 a.m. passenger vehicles with license plates ending in an odd number, a letter or other character will only be able to fill up at the pump on odd number days.
Those ending in an even number or a zero will only be able to fill up on even number days.
It will remain in effect until further notice.
Commercial vehicles, emergency vehicles, buses and paratransit vehicles, medical doctor plates and vehicles licensed by the city’s Taxi and Limousine Commission are exempt.
The rationing effort will also be in place in Nassau and Suffolk counties.
Mayor Bloomberg says the measure aims to cut down long gas lines being experienced by drivers here in the city and beyond.
“This is not a step that we take lightly. But, given the shortage we will face over the next few weeks, and the growing frustrations of New Yorkers, we believe it is the right step,” Bloomberg said.
wow!
isnt America a first world country…?
If no stations are open and no gas-who cares what day it is.Even our great mayor says 25% of stations open.CH and flatbush dont have gas. WHERE IS THE GAS?
please anwser asap
45 minutes out of Crown Heights with no rationing and no lines (if you come in the morning)
Go to NJ its faster then waiting on huge lines.
#22 it does not matter the day of the month that system was over at the begining of the week !
this is a repeat of the 2011 ny blizzerd when bloomberg sat with his hands folded. there is no gas shortage , if ther was the price’s would shoot up, hoboken nj that was hard hit has plenty of gas, somewere at the union boss level they are holding back gas transportation, bloomberg knows it & he couldent care less ,he’s anti automobile.
you are on it, it is clear and obvioues! for some strange reason he belives that a privet jet is greener. I have no doubt that this is the reason. It makes no sense, it’s a week and half later!!!!! if this would happen under Bush, the media would have crucefied him……
right outside the holland tunnel. lots of stations with gas. Just make sure you are on the right day of the month.
2#20 everywere in nj
Where in jersey?
#17 if u have 3 people in the car u can get car pull toll 4 about 2, 3 dollers and the money u save on gas plus the waiting time u save ,makes it worth going 2 jersey.
All those asking questions are correct! It should have said clearly: “Odd and even day OF THE MONTH”! It just said “odd day” and “even day”! What is Tuesday – an odd day or an even day? How about Sunday – what kind of day is it?
Instead – a Goyisha Kp wrote “odd days” – odd of WHAT??!!
I went to New Jersey today, no lines, no limits, cheaper than NY prices anyway (except for the tolls)
#9 UR right on the money jersey did this a week ago there’s no reason that a week & a half after the storm there should still B a shortage, let bloomberg assist the gas delivery, not ration the drivers, this is communist tactics.
We have the same thing here in New Jersey. Guess we are one step ahead of all you New Yorkers…
Vehicles with licenses plates ending in a letter or other character can buy fuel on odd-numbered days. Commercial vehicles, emergency vehicles, buses and paratransit vehicles, medical doctor plates and vehicles licensed by the Taxi and Limousine Commission are exempt, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s office said.
so if my last digit is zero i cant get gas on friday, even and even. what about ppl with jugs?
Its the last digit
Does it go by my first digit, or last?
thats odd…
Does anyone else think that it is strange that our mayor doesn’t seem to be taking any serious steps towards relieving the gas crisis?
It almost seems that he is indulging his anti-car fetish by making it even harder and more unpleasant than usual for drivers to get around the city.
yea thanks, i was going by yom rishon, etc. okay got it.
Like if it’s the 8th of November, 8 is an even number, and if it’s the 9th of November, 9 is an odd number.
for a second i thought this was some kind of joke…. lol
BH
To “ch resident”
November 7 for instance would be an odd day! November 12, an even day. So basically, 1,3,5,7,9 and so on are odd and 2,4,6… well, you should get it by now…
Thanks for the laugh.
what is an odd day and what is an even day? I thought only numbers are odd and even not days
Month.
when will the pumps be back to normal ?