Long Islanders are hopeful that President Joe Biden's plan to tap into the reserve will bring down gas prices.

The average price of gas on Long Island is $3.55 and that amounts to a good chunk of change for some drivers in a week.

"It's an SUV so I'm spending like $100 or so back and forth to Commack," says Shirley resident Dianne Hill.

Gas prices are also affecting local businesses like Flowers by Chazz in Islip.

Fran Piazza says around 50% of her products are delivery orders and the prices have had her change operations.

"I'm actually using my own minivan because the big truck uses so much more gas," Piazza says.

Biden's plan is to tap into the nation's Strategic Petroleum Reserve and release 50 million barrels of oil.

Kevin Beyer, vice president of government affairs for the Long Island Gas and Retailers Association, isn't counting on the plan to cause much of a difference.

"It's a policy problem," Beyer says. "You're looking at two different administrations. You have two different types of policies. We see how the policies were prior--we were independent when it came to fuel, and now we're begging other countries to give us more fuel or produce more fuel. It's definitely affecting us."

The average price per gallon in the United States heading into Thanksgiving is the highest it has been since 2014.