I thought unemployment was only available after someone had been fired (or laid off) rather than "resigning"
Silly. This is NY.
To qualify for benefits:
You must have worked and been paid wages for employment in at least two calendar quarters in your base period;
AND
You must have been paid at least $1600 in wages in one of the calendar quarters in your base period;
I pay almost 2/5ths of my income into unemployment. I want to try it. I never filed when I got laid off from my other job cause it wasnt online and I didnt want to go downtown.