Before the Bruen decision, New York was a "may issue" state.
They freaked out after the Bruen decision forced them to become a shall issue state. The response was basically to create a legal minefield and make carry permits particularly expensive.
The thing is, before the Bruen decision, and what New York is still trying to maintain, is a policy that a person can carry a firearm if he or she regularly transports valuable property.
Remember the Rittenhouse trial?
The prosecution tried to throw Rittenhouse in prison for the rest of his life on the basis of the false claim that he used deadly force to defend property.
In general, halfway sensible states allow the use of lethal, defensive force in protection of your body. They generally prohibit the use of lethal, defensive force in defense of property.
New York is flipped.
You can have a gun to defend a pearl necklace; but, you can't have one to defend your own body.
This is actually a regular thing in states with heavy gun control.