New Yorkers would be right to feel stiffed when their “inflation refund” checks start arriving in the mail — the measly amount won’t even make a dent in the soaring costs of living under Gov. Kathy Hochul.

On Friday, the gov announced that state residents will be seeing the one-time checks for $150 to $400 in their mailboxes in the next couple of months, paid for by the bump in sales tax revenue caused by wallet-walloping inflation.

It’s a blatant gimmick to win over voters ahead of her run for re-election in 2026 — though she’s probably overestimating the good will it’ll buy her.

A few hundred extra bucks won’t stretch into next month for most New Yorkers, much less next year .

Record-high rents and still-punishing grocery prices are just the beginning of state residents’ pain;

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