Late last week it was announced that New York State will temporarily suspend the gas tax statewide. This relief will begin on June 1, 2022 through December 2022. According to the New York Daily News, this gas tax "holiday" equates to approximately 16 cents per gallon.

In the meantime, if you are like me, we keep searching for the cheapest gas prices in the area. I have done some research for you and found 10 Capital Region gas stations with prices under $4.00.

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According to Gas Buddy, the prices around the Capital Region are sitting in the lower $4 range. $4.33 in Patersonville and $4.35 in Amsterdam were on the higher side, even a $4.49 in Poestenkill. We are going to help you avoid those if at all possible.

Most prices in Schenectady, Troy and Albany are between $4.09 and $4.19 but we were able to find a few that fell below $4.00 for a gallon of regular grade gasoline. Prices could change at any moment. Scroll through the list below.

The cumulative effect is very impactful for people as they go to the pump and have that sense of stress in their chest when they think about the cost of the gas as they try to figure out if they’re going to be able to afford it for the day, Gov. Hochul

UPDATED! Capital Region Gas Stations with Prices Under $4.00

As of Sunday April 24th there are less than a dozen Capital Region gas stations with prices under $4.00. Here they are.

LOOK: See how much gasoline cost the year you started driving

To find out more about how has the price of gas changed throughout the years, Stacker ran the numbers on the cost of a gallon of gasoline for each of the last 84 years. Using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (released in April 2020), we analyzed the average price for a gallon of unleaded regular gasoline from 1976 to 2020 along with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for unleaded regular gasoline from 1937 to 1976, including the absolute and inflation-adjusted prices for each year.

Read on to explore the cost of gas over time and rediscover just how much a gallon was when you first started driving.

PICTURES: See Inside NASCAR Driver Tony Stewart's Incredible $30 Million Estate

NASCAR driver Tony Stewart is selling his massive estate in rural Indiana, and pictures show a one-of-a-kind property that is both rustic and luxurious.

Stewart's 6-bedroom, 9.5-bathroom, 19,714-square-foot residence in Columbus, Ind., sits on 415 acres of woods with a 9-acre stocked lake. There's a two-story waterfall and trout stream in the entry hall, and the massive great room also boasts an 8700-gallon freshwater aquarium.

Other interior amenities of the jaw-dropping property include a bowling alley, game area, golf simulator room and a lighted onyx bar. The property also features a large guest house and a workshop, and the entire property is a licensed hunting preserve that's rife with elk, deer and turkey.

The property's $30 million price tag makes it the most expensive residence in the state of Indiana.

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