Mayor Mandates Rationing of Gas to Ease Shortage

By WINNIE HU

Ángel Franco/The New York Times

A line of cars waiting for gas stretched from 96th Street and West End Avenue up to at least 105th Street on Thursday.

With long lines persisting at gas pumps, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said an odd-even rationing rule would go into effect at 6 a.m. Friday, and counties on Long Island announced a similar system.