N.Y. Penal Law § 145.00

§ 145.00 Criminal mischief in the fourth degree.\n A person is guilty of criminal mischief in the fourth degree when,\nhaving no right to do so nor any reasonable ground to believe that he or\nshe has such right, he or she:\n 1. Intentionally damages property of another person; or\n 2. Intentionally participates in the destruction of an abandoned\nbuilding as defined in section one thousand nine hundred seventy-one-a\nof the real property actions and proceedings law; or\n 3. Recklessly damages property of another person in an amount\nexceeding two hundred fifty dollars; or\n 4. With intent to prevent a person from communicating a request for\nemergency assistance, intentionally disables or removes telephonic, TTY\nor similar communication sending equipment while that person: (a) is\nattempting to seek or is engaged in the process of seeking emergency\nassistance from police, law enforcement, fire or emergency medical\nservices personnel; or (b) is attempting to seek or is engaged in the\nprocess of seeking emergency assistance from another person or entity in\norder to protect himself, herself or a third person from imminent\nphysical injury. The fact that the defendant has an ownership interest\nin such equipment shall not be a defense to a charge pursuant to this\nsubdivision.\n Criminal mischief in the fourth degree is a class A misdemeanor.\n