NY Launches New Unemployment Site That Won’t Require Phone Call, 200K NYers Still in Limbo

New York launched a new unemployment application website at 7 p.m. Thursday, after thousands of New Yorkers called for urgent changes to the application process -- many saying they are now in a desperate financial situation after calling the department for weeks.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday afternoon that the new unemployment application system, launched in partnership with Google, would not require filers to phone the Department of Labor after applying. Instead, one of 1,000 call center staff will call the applicant within 72 hours.

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