The average price of a gallon of gasoline hit $5.00 in New York State this morning, according to data from AAA.
The statewide average is now $5.00, up from $4.98 yesterday, $4.51 one month earlier and $3.09 one year ago.
Regionally, Westchester had the highest average price at $5.17 per gallon, followed by Rockland County at $5.14, Putnam County at $5.07, Dutchess County at $5.04, both Orange and Ulster counties at $4.98 and Sullivan County at $4.95.
Fairfield County hit the $5.00 mark yesterday, while the U.S. average is at $4.97.