Per the IT-201 instructions, if a joint federal income tax return was filed for the deceased taxpayer and the surviving spouse, a joint New York State return can be filed. Write Filing as surviving spouse in the area where you sign the return. Since you indicated the taxpayer as deceased on the return, this should automatically be done.
Can you please post a screenshot (PII redacted) of the red notice that you are seeing on the screen so I can assist you further?
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