More than 8 million New Yorkers have been mailed state inflation refund checks of up to $400, marking the end of the main disbursement of more than $2 billion of financial assistance sent to households across the state, officials said Tuesday.

Roughly 1.25 million Long Islanders were eligible for the checks, which were sent out to reimburse residents for heightened sales tax collection amid increased inflation, state officials said.

New York City had the highest number of people receiving the checks, with more than 3.5 million beneficiaries netting roughly $829 million in total payments, officials said. Long Island had the second-highest number of check recipients.

Gov. Kathy Hochul, whose administration pushed for the program in the 2026 fiscal year budget, said she was proud to brin

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