Can I get NY unemployment benefits after being laid off 3 weeks into new job?

Yes, you likely qualify for a new claim. Since you worked after your previous benefit year, you've potentially earned new wages that could establish a new claim. You'll need to file a new application rather than reopening the old one. Make sure to indicate you were laid off due to lack of work - this is important because it shows you lost the job through no fault of your own, which is a key requirement for eligibility.

i think u need to work for like 4 weeks minimum to qualify agian. not sure tho

I had almost the exact same thing happen to me last year. I filed a new claim and they used wages from my previous jobs within the base period, not just the 3-week job. HOWEVER I got stuck in this weird verification loop where they kept sending me letters saying they needed to verify my identity again. I called for weeks and could never get through! I finally used a service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) that got me connected to an actual agent in about 30 minutes. They have a video showing how it works here: https://youtu.be/Rdqa1gKtxuE - It's the only way I actually got my claim sorted out instead of waiting forever.

WAIT BEFORE YOU FILE!!!! You need to check if your previous 26 weeks were from a REGULAR UI claim or some other type. If it was regular UI and your benefit year hasn't ended (one year from when you FIRST filed), you might just need to reopen your existing claim instead of filing a new one. The system is DESIGNED to confuse you!!!! The website says one thing but when you call they tell you something completely different!!!!!

To give you a more complete answer: when you apply, the NYSDOL will look at your base period, which is the first four of the last five completed calendar quarters before you file your new claim. If you're filing in June 2025, they'll look at January 2024 through December 2024, plus potentially an alternate base period of April 2024 through March 2025. The key qualification is having worked and earned at least $3,200 during your base period. Your three weeks of work in May 2025 won't count toward this base period, but any wages from your previous employment might still qualify you if they fall within the base period. The system will calculate your benefit rate based on these earnings. Since you mentioned being laid off due to lack of work, that satisfies the requirement of losing employment through no fault of your own.

same thing happened to me, file a new claim online and if you have problems getting through call right when they open at 8am thats what i did

ur probably not gonna get much $ since u only worked 3 weeks. my buddy got like $170/week after working only a month somewhere

I filed my new claim this morning and got a pending message. The online system shows I need to verify my identity again with ID.me even though I did this for my previous claim. Has anyone gone through this twice? Is it faster the second time?

Update on base periods: For claims filed in June 2025, the standard base period would be January-December 2024, and the alternate base period would be April 2024-March 2025. If you worked steadily before November 2024, you should have sufficient wages in your base period to qualify. Your weekly benefit rate will be 1/26 of the highest quarter of wages in your base period, up to the maximum benefit rate (currently $540 per week in 2025). If you earned consistent wages before your previous unemployment period, you might qualify for a similar benefit amount as before.

did u try 2 stay at the job longer? sometimes if u quit too early they say its ur fault