Drivers should be able to call 'gas police' on gas stations, Sen. Eric Adams says

Pols took aim at soaring gas prices Sunday - and said drivers should be able to snitch on stations that rip them off. At the East Village Mobil Mart, where regular gas was selling for $4.35 a gallon - among the highest prices in the city - Assemblyman David Weprin (D-Queens) announced legislation that would force gas stations to post signs with contact information for the New York State Consumer Protection Board, which investigates allegations of price gouging by retailers. “Prices have fluctuated so quickly that a customer cannot tell what the fair price for gas is supposed to be,” Weprin said. Sen. Eric Adams (D-Brooklyn) urged drivers to call the “gas police” on stations they suspect of jacking up the price to cash in on volatility in the oil market. “Nothing is more important than putting a stop to those that are cheating us at the pump,” he said. Kulwant Singh, a manager at the Mobil Mart, said high rent and supply prices drive up the cost of gas - but acknowledged the station was also taking advantage of the lack of nearby competition. “ If there's one across the street, we'd be keeping each other down. There's nobody else right in this area, so people will pay a little more. Gas prices are high anywhere, anyhow," he said. Drivers fumed at the prices, though it didn’t stop them from filling up. “I think it’s crazy,” said Joe McGarry, 59, a retired mechanic from Kips Bay, who dropped $60 to fill the tank on his Nissan Murana. “I barely even use my car anymore, only on weekends...I feel sorry for the people that have to commute every day.” According to GasBuddy.com, the average price of gas in the city was $4.02 as of Sunday afternoon. The highest price was $4.49 at a Citgo station in the Bronx.