The only way you can legaly transport the handgun in NY State is by the rules of the FOPA (Firearms Owners Protection Act)
(There is one other small exception for out of state shooters attending a 'registered(?)' handgun match, but that doesn't seem to apply here and is basicly the same rule(s) as FOPA anyway with the difference of the stop over at the match allowed.)
Unloaded, firearm locked in a separate compartment not easily accessable by the driver (and I believe passengers). The center console is not acceptable.
Any ammunition must be also locked up and in a separate area from the firearm.
No stops are permitted other than those necessary for normal travel issues.
An overnight stay is a problem as the firearm then usually comes out of the veh and into the room/motel/ect with the owner and is no longer inaccessable as the law demands.
Sounds a bit like splitting hairs but more than one person has found themselves under arrest for just such an event.
Don't even think about packing it for a short walk around town to sight see. They have no level of tolerance for an unregistered firearm.
It's not unusual to find L/E that are not aware of the FOPA regs or disregard them anyway.
You'll make the 6 o'clock news if caught being from out of state w/an unregistered handgun. Big deal and big grab for the Po-Po.
A N/C fella passin thru here last spring stayed overnite at a motel by an exit on Rt90. Got up in the AM and left on his way.
When the maids turn his room over they found his revolver under the pillow. Oops..
Sheriffs called,,they had the motel staff call the guy on his cell # he left upon registration and asked him if he 'forgot something??'..hint , hint..
OMG he did and he returned a while later to retrive it. Was arrested and off to the County Lockup he went. I forget what the bail was but he sat there for a while.
No wine tour for him.
No State reg against hollow point ammo that I can recall right now.
No sparklers for the kids though,,they're too dangerous.
Welcome to New York!
