Pain at the pump: NYC 'gas police' conducting random checks at stations

7 On Your Side watched Special Enforcement conduct an inspection at a Gulf gas station in Greenpoint.

"The meter of the pumps can be off, and we check for the accuracy of that, and if it is found out of tolerance, we have it condemned," said Armando Sosa with the NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection. 7 On Your Side watched as inspectors took gas samples from the pump to be sent to the state for analysis.

Hatch says crews are looking for any compliance issues, like meter calibrations being off, or prices not displayed correctly.

They haven't been to the Bronx yet 😂😂

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