NY unemployment shows as pending for 3 months with no determination letter

Filed for ny unemployment back in August after getting laid off from my warehouse job. System has been showing my claim as pending for almost 3 months now and I still haven't received any determination letter. For about 8 weeks my account was showing my old BYE date from a previous claim. Just checked today and they finally updated my claim with a new BYE date, but still no payments. Anyone know when they might actually start paying me? My savings are almost gone and rent is due next week. Been certifying every single week without fail.

Does NY unemployment really audit weekly certifications? Anyone been through one?

I've been collecting NY unemployment for around 4 months after getting laid off from my warehouse job in February. Every single week I fill out those certification questions saying I'm looking for work, available to work, etc. But honestly, sometimes I wonder if anyone actually checks this stuff. Like, I'm doing my work search activities (applying to jobs online, networking with previous colleagues), but I'm curious if the system ever actually verifies anything. Has anyone here ever been audited by unemployment to prove they were really looking for work? Do they actually call the places you say you applied to? I'm doing everything legit, but part of me wonders if some people just click through those questions without actually job hunting and never get caught. What's your experience been?

Any tips for getting through to ny unemployment after 3 months of waiting?

Just joined this group after leaving another one that was full of political garbage and spam posts. Applied for benefits back on 11/24/22 and still haven't heard anything from unemployment. Every time I call I just get stuck in the automated system and can never reach an actual person. Started reaching out to my local Assemblywoman about three weeks ago and her office staff has been sending emails to the department trying to get someone to call me. They said I should expect a call "within a few days" but I'm not holding my breath at this point. Had to start digging into my emergency fund which is almost gone now. Anyone else stuck in this limbo or have any advice?

ID.me verification nightmare with NY unemployment - can't link accounts

When does NY unemployment send out 1099G forms for taxes this year?

Does anyone know when the unemployment department will be sending out the 1099g tax forms for this year? I checked the portal about 2 months ago but could only find last year's form. I'm guessing they probably sent them out already this month since tax season is here, but I haven't been checking the website regularly. Where exactly do I need to look to find it in the system? Getting anxious about filing my taxes and don't want to be late because I'm missing this form. Thanks for any help!

NY unemployment payment stopped - related to Child Tax Credit? Overpayment notice confusion

I've been on unemployment since August and everything was going fine until about 2 weeks ago. Suddenly my weekly payments stopped coming through. I checked my account and there's an overpayment notice for $5,720 but no explanation why. I've been claiming exactly the same way every week since I started. Could this be related to the Child Tax Credit I received last month? I've tried calling over 25 times in the past week but can't get through to anyone. The automated system just says I have an outstanding issue but gives zero details. Has anyone else had their benefits frozen because of receiving the Child Tax Credit? This is so frustrating because I have no idea what triggered this overpayment claim!

NY unemployment website showing 'service temporarily unavailable' error all day - anyone else?

Been trying to check my payment history since early this morning (around 6am) and keep getting this frustrating error message saying 'Service temporarily unavailable. Try again later.' It's now almost 8pm and still nothing has changed. I've tried clearing cache, using different browsers, even my phone - same error everywhere. I really need to confirm if my payment was processed for this week since my rent is due in 3 days and I'm seriously stressing. Anyone else having this problem with the NY unemployment website today? Is there any way to get this info by phone? I've tried calling but keep getting disconnected after waiting for ages.

NY unemployment form confusion: which employer do they want listed?

Just got approved for unemployment benefits after being laid off from my full-time manufacturing job in September. Now I'm working part-time at a retail store (about 20 hours weekly) while looking for another full-time position. Got an email yesterday to complete some form, and they're asking about 'current employer information' but I'm confused. Should I list my previous full-time employer who laid me off, or my current part-time job? The form doesn't specify and I don't want to mess up my claim. Anyone dealt with this before? The instructions are super vague and I'm afraid of answering wrong and losing my benefits or getting flagged for review.

Can't claim weekly benefits even though my ny unemployment BYE isn't until April

My benefit year end date isn't supposed to be until mid April, but my effective days suddenly dropped to 0 last week. I was told by a friend to keep claiming anyway, but now when I log in I don't even see the option to certify for weekly benefits anymore. I tried calling the automated system and all it lets me do is check my payment history status. Nothing else. This is so frustrating because I still need these payments and have no idea what happened. Anyone else dealing with this? Going to try to get through to a real person today and will update what they say. Just feels like they're making it impossible to get help.

Got random KeyBank card in mail - ny unemployment ended months ago - tourism relief payment?

Just got a KeyBank debit card in my mailbox today but my unemployment benefits ended back in August last year. Could this be one of those tourism worker one-time payments I've been hearing about? I worked at a hotel downtown before everything went south. I never applied for anything new recently so I'm super confused. Has anyone else received a random KeyBank card after their ny unemployment ended? Not sure if I should activate it or if this is some kind of scam. Its been over 7 months since I got any benefits so this is weird timing.