Here's the answer to your two questions:
What about capital gains and dividends? These are not normally items taxed in a nonresident state. Capital gains and dividends are only taxable in a nonresident state if they are directly derived from that state (such as off of a property sale for property held in that state). But gains on stocks, bonds, and other "intangibles" are only taxable in your resident state.
How about if I spent only part of the year in Maryland? Prorate the income. It may take some math, but you will only report to Maryland income you earned while working in Maryland. There are several different methods you might choose to determine the correct amount. One method is to divide the number of days you actually worked in Maryland by total working days, and another method is if you have an exact amount reported to Maryland, then use that figure. Maryland's return doesn't have the same allocation screens that the New York nonresident return has.
But as stated above, any tax you end up paying to Maryland will be considered for a New York credit for tax paid to another state. New York may well give you full credit for the tax you must pay to Maryland.
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