With the recent criminal activity, this may be helpful to some. The criminals have a special bill of rights, 2A is discouraged, police seem not to care, but people still have a right to defend themselves. Your governor is concerned about Football Stadiums, repealing mask mandates and other nonsense. Maybe she should hang out around the governors mansion without her security detail.

There are some restrictions but I heard you can buy it in the Gun Store on Central Ave.

Also Bear and Dog Mace is unrestricted. It would be no different than spilling hot coffee on an attacker.

Stun guns and tasers are also explicitly federally allowed, even though NY keeps the law on the books. I believe though that even in the most legit use of such a weapon, the cops would certainly arrest for self defense. NY would much rather deal with you as a victim.