File your NYS return first as a non-resident. Make sure you indicate in MY INFO there was no residency dates. As you navigate through your NYS return, there will be a section where you will need to allocate NYS income. Since there is no income to allocate, either leave this blank or if it is asking for an entry, indicate zero.
One note I need to mention, as you answer questions in your NYS return, it will ask you if you lived in NY. Here you would say no. Then it will ask you in the beginning of the income allocation page if your wages were earned in NY, you would also say no.
When you get to the W2 summary in your NY state return, select edit next to the W2. Next screen will say Allocate Wages to New York, here you will allocate by percentage. Indicate 0%.
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