N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 252

§ 252. Exemption of certain in-transit vehicle registrations. The\nprovisions of this chapter relative to the registration of motor\nvehicles and motorcycles and the display of number plates shall not\napply to motor vehicles or motorcycles having a temporary in-transit or\ntransporter registration or permit issued by another state directly to\nthe purchaser of such motor vehicle or motorcycle, but such exemption\nshall be valid until the expiration date appearing on such registration\nor permit or for a period of thirty days from the date of issuance of\nsuch registration or permit, whichever is less, for the purpose of\ntransporting the vehicle to the jurisdiction in which it will be\nregularly registered.\n