2020 New York Laws
VAT - Vehicle and Traffic
Title 2 - Department of Motor Vehicles; Commissioner
Article 3 - Exemption of Non-Resident Owners and Operators
252 - Exemption of Certain In-Transit Vehicle Registrations.

§ 252. Exemption  of  certain  in-transit  vehicle  registrations. The
  provisions of  this  chapter  relative  to  the  registration  of  motor
  vehicles  and  motorcycles  and  the  display of number plates shall not
  apply to motor vehicles or motorcycles having a temporary in-transit  or
  transporter  registration  or permit issued by another state directly to
  the purchaser of such motor vehicle or motorcycle,  but  such  exemption
  shall  be valid until the expiration date appearing on such registration
  or permit or for a period of thirty days from the date  of  issuance  of
  such  registration  or  permit,  whichever  is  less, for the purpose of
  transporting the vehicle  to  the  jurisdiction  in  which  it  will  be
  regularly registered.