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if you’re unemployed or under-employed, (working very little, barely covering your bills), I believe you can file for UI. But I don’t know for sure & you should read the NYSDOL claim handbook.
https://dol.ny.gov/unemployment-insurance-claimant-handbook
Were you somewhere before the agency? You usually need to have been working x out of the past x weeks to qualify
It’s only if you’ve worked a set amount of hours at your previous jobs. If you only worked two months, they’d deny it bc it’s not enough hours, but if you had work before that last job that covered the hours needed, then, yes
Were you paid w2?
If paid under W2 then yes
NYC has pretty welcoming unemployment laws. It’s not about working in one place for a long time anymore, more about how much you’ve worked in the past few months, specifically how much you’ve made and paid into unemployment. This is how actors can qualify, even if they’ve not been paid a steady paycheck.