Umm gas grills cook food so...The only place I know that refills is Uhaul on South Willow in Manchester. Walmart’s will let you swap out the tank. Just mentioned this to Hubs and he says there is a gas station on Island...

I’m not 100% positive, but I think that propane is forbidden in Manhattan. I doubt very much that you’ll find a store that has a tank for refills. Charcoal, on the other hand, is easy to come by.

Swaps are not very cost effective. You can refill for $11 to $12 in my area, but a swap would be $20. Now that I think of it, any taxi service station will be open on Labor Day. Just call a taxi dispatcher to find out where, and...

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Free flatbread, more grilling.

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