This state's classification carries no date range for the species.
Early-1900s introduction attempts (part of a ~40,000-bird East Coast release effort in 1908-1909) failed to establish a viable wild population in NY. Classified by the NY Natural Heritage Program / state law as a Protected Bird; may not be hunted or taken at any time in New York.
Confirmed absence -- gray/Hungarian partridge is a fully Protected species in NY (no hunting allowed at all) after historic 1908-09 introduction attempts failed to establish a wild population. No survey applies to an unhunted, never-established species.