2006 New York Code - Destruction Of Abandoned Dwellings.

 
    §  1971-a.  Destruction  of  abandoned  dwellings.  "Destruction of an
  abandoned dwelling" occurs when a person, having no right to  do  so  or
  permission  of  the department or the owner to take, remove or otherwise
  damage the fixtures or the structure of the building, nor any reasonable
  ground to believe that he has such right  or  permission,  intentionally
  removes  or  damages  any fixture or part of the structure of a building
  which has been certified as abandoned in accordance with the  provisions
  of section nineteen hundred seventy-one of this chapter.