Good summation Scaat, the thing many people don't realize is there is New York State, and New York City. You can get a permit anyware but in New York City, "the 5 boroughs, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, Manhattan ,and Staten Island. But if you have a New York City, permit, it's good Statewide, But the state permit, along with Long Island, is not good in New York City. As soon as you enter the 5 Boroughs you cannot have that firearm, even though 2 minutes away , you can.
That's what makes it confusing to people who aren't into these things. My managers and owners in Long Island, all had their carry license, they just couldn't carry in NYC 'Proper", they could in Nassau, or Suffolk, or the rest of the state, but not in NYC. They got theirs in a matter of months, mine took a year. Theirs was a simple form, mine was a 6 month FBI investigation. So you can get a license but not in NYC proper, because they change the rules to make it only possible for millionaires, defense attorneys, judges, wealthy businessmen, Actors, "well you get the picture. I was told that the cash amount one needs to prove for business, is 50 thousand dollars per deposit. That is "cash", it used to be 5 thousand, and that was before credit cards were taken in many cash businesses.