NYS Unemployment

NYS Unemployment:- In the beginning of last year, I got an EIN number so that the place that I was employed at could create a purchase order for me and pay me for photography work I did for them. Photography was something that I did on the side, as my full-time job was in the administrative field. In any case, this year I was laid off in April. When i applied for unemployment in NYS, a ”Corporate Officer Questionnaire” appeared on the screen and I had to fill it out. I answered everything truthfully and told them I had a website, but I explained that my full time job is what I really focused on and that I was currently looking for employment in my field, which is administration.
A week later I received a letter stating the following: ”You are the principle owner of an ongoing internet business. It is irrelevant that you may not receive renumeration or that your activities do not affect your ability to accept or seek other work. You stand to gain from the continued exsistence of your ongoing business and as such are not eligible for NYS unemployment insurance.”