Gas prices in the Tri-State area are still well above the national average, but New York drivers will get a little relief starting this morning.
New York City's beaches will officially open on Saturday, with lifeguards on duty during the Memorial Day weekend's unofficial kickoff to summer.
"Nobody expected gas to be $4 or $5 a gallon when we were budgeting -- gas was $2 a gallon, so we said ok that's what the budget is, that's what we're gonna stay within, we'll return the rest to the people," Rockland County Executive Ed Day said.
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