Gov or submit in-person at the NYC Comptroller's Office. Ask for rent receipts showing the physical address as well as your mailing address.A rent receipt should work. Possible your employer or elsewhere still has the 1099 on record. The proof must verify that the student has been a NEW YORK STATE RESIDENT for. ONE YEAR and an ORANGE COUNTY RESIDENT for the PAST SIX MONTHS. Write a letter to a state agency, like the DMV, or voter registration, that will require an answer from them.