Across New York, nearly 1.6 million inflation refund checks have been cashed, amounting to more than $388 million, state officials told Newsday. Gov. Hochul implemented the $2 billion initiative to award taxpayers checks of up to $400 to reimburse them for a jump in state sales tax revenue due to elevated inflation, tax officials said. And since September, the state has mailed out about 3 million of the 8.2 million checks it estimates will be sent to New York residents, officials have said. On Long Island, 1.25 million people are eligible for a check. Find out if you're one of them at the link in bio. (Photo: Office of Gov. Hochul / Susan Watts) - - #longisland #longislandny #liny #longislandnewyork #suffolkcounty #nassaucounty #inflation #checks #refund #taxpayer #linkinbio