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These programs also exist and are active in Delaware, Maine, New Jersey and New York.

What is the program in New York? Regular unemployment requires that you be fired, and unable to find work.

It requires, though, that you collect unemployment for some time first

Also keep in mind that the NY max benefit is $405/week.

You could make this money part-time bartending and skip the red tape.

Getting a part time bartending job is really hard where I live. If I could bartend on weekends, I'd make 50% of what I make now and that'd be plenty.