N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 15 § 21.3
Missing or mutilated inspection sticker. When an inspection sticker is missing or mutilated, a motorist may operate or park the motor vehicle upon the public highways, before applying for, or while waiting for the issuance of, a duplicate of such missing or mutilated inspection sticker, if the motorist attaches a piece of paper of a size not to obstruct the driver's vision in the inside lower left hand corner of the windshield, and provided all the requirements of section 21.5 of this Part are met. Such piece of paper, which shall serve as a temporary substitute inspection sticker, shall be provided by the motorist and shall be valid for a period not to exceed 15 days from the date of loss, but not beyond the expiration date of the inspection. The temporary substitute inspection sticker shall set forth, in a legible manner, the name of the registrant, the year, make and color of the vehicle, the date of expiration of the inspection sticker, the inspection sticker number, and the date of loss or mutilation.
N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 15 § 21.3