Long Island schools are set to receive more than $270 million in extra state aid for the next year — a 5.4% jump over last year — but local homeowners will still be drowning from some of the ...

Basic is available at any age, Enhanced to homeowners 65 or older. On Long Island, unlike in New York City and four other cities statewide, the STAR benefit applies only to school-district taxes.

A renovation nightmare has become the reality for several homeowners on Long Island, who allege they have been victimized by a home contractor that has ripped them off for thousands of dollars.