{"id":271364,"date":"2026-06-18T22:18:40","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T22:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/271364\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T22:18:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T22:18:40","slug":"millions-of-new-yorkers-to-receive-up-to-1500-in-the-mail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/271364\/","title":{"rendered":"Millions of New Yorkers to receive up to $1,500 in the mail"},"content":{"rendered":"

Check your mailboxes because you may be in line for some big bucks<\/a>.<\/p>\n

New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced<\/a> that nearly three million residents will score some much-needed relief this summer.<\/p>\n

New York\u2019s School Tax Relief program \u2014 also known as STAR \u2014 provides property tax<\/a> breaks to eligible homeowners and seniors statewide on their primary residence. The $2 billion program is aimed at reducing school property taxes.<\/p>\n

\"GovernorNew York State Governor Kathy Hochul speaks during a press conference announcing the STAR program Andrew Schwartz \/ SplashNews.com<\/p>\n

Most Gothamites with an income lower than $500,000 will see cash between $350 to $600. Seniors will see higher checks as many with incomes below $110,750 can expect anywhere between $700 to $1,500.<\/p>\n

Some STAR recipients will pocket theirs in the form of a tax exemption<\/a> this year, others will snag a tax credit that will be sent via check in the mail this summer and fall.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe start of summer is also the start of STAR tax relief season for millions of New Yorkers,\u201d Governor Hochul said. \u201cFrom tax credits and energy rebates to our expanded child tax credit <\/a>and middle class tax<\/a> cuts, we\u2019re continuing to put more money back in New Yorkers\u2019 pockets.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fear not, all eligible homeowners who registered for the STAR program will get checks before the deadline for their school taxes. Parts of the state \u2014 including New York City, Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse \u2014 have school tax due dates in late June and July..\u00a0<\/p>\n

There are two ways to claim your cash. If you\u2019re registered for the credit, the Tax Department will issue your benefit via check or direct deposit \u2014 and can use it to pay your school taxes. <\/p>\n

You can also receive the credit if you own your home and it\u2019s the primary residence, meeting the income levels mentioned above.<\/p>\n

\"ASTAR checks will be send by mail or direct deposit by the Tax Department cunaplus \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n

To secure your STAR credit by direct deposit this year, enroll as soon as possible. The governor urges sign ups at least 15 business days before their local school tax due date.<\/p>\n

Starting July 7, New Yorkers can get a bit of extra help if needed as the Tax Department is holding regional STAR Seminars. The sessions will teach folks how to sign up for the program and maximize their benefits. The first session will be in Erie County.<\/p>\n

Residents can check the delivery schedule<\/a> showing the date it will be mailed. Just allow five to 10 business days for delivery. And no specific date will be offered, just a general timeline.<\/p>\n

Governor Hochul revealed a regional breakdown of this year\u2019s STAR property tax relief sharing that 2.78 million Big Apple residents will get relief.<\/p>\n

Capital District \u2013 $136.4 million for 238,000 taxpayers<\/p>\n

Central New York \u2013 $123.7 million for 173,000 taxpayers<\/p>\n

Finger Lakes \u2013 $193.7 million for 274,000 taxpayers<\/p>\n

Long Island \u2013 $659.2 million for 572,000 taxpayers<\/p>\n

Mid-Hudson \u2013 $461.1 million for 397,000 taxpayers<\/p>\n

Mohawk Valley \u2013 $62.5 million for 99,000 taxpayers<\/p>\n

New York City \u2013 $149.7 million for 474,000 taxpayers<\/p>\n

North Country \u2013 $44.5 million for 86,000 taxpayers<\/p>\n

Southern Tier \u2013 $103.4 million for 153,000 taxpayers<\/p>\n

Western New York \u2013 $168.5 million for 314,000 taxpayers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Check your mailboxes because you may be in line for some big bucks. New York Governor Kathy Hochul…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":271365,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[426,232,57,9,11,10,7754,6854],"class_list":["post-271364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-kathy-hochul","tag-lifestyle","tag-metro","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-news","tag-property-taxes","tag-tax-credits"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271364","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=271364"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271364\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/271365"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=271364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=271364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=271364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}