Enhanced STAR and Basic STAR: who qualifies and how to register
STAR lowers school taxes for eligible homeowners. The rules changed for 2026: Enhanced STAR now counts only resident owners' income,…
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Property taxes, STAR, utility bills, housing costs and personal finance for New York households.
Reading your National Grid or Central Hudson bill: supply, delivery, budget billing and help programs
Every New York utility bill splits into two parts: the cost of the energy itself and the cost of getting it to your home. Knowing the difference, and the assistance programs, can cut the…
By Colleen Mahoney · · 2 min read
The Greek debt crisis, a decade on: what happened to the bailouts, and who came out ahead
In 2015 Greece came close to leaving the euro. Ten years later its bailout programs are over, its credit rating…