New York Penal Code § 240.21

Disruption or disturbance of a religious service, funeral, burial or memorial service
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§ 240.21 Disruption or disturbance of a religious service, funeral,\n           burial or memorial service.\n  A person is guilty of disruption or disturbance of a religious\nservice, funeral, burial or memorial service when he or she makes\nunreasonable noise or disturbance while at a lawfully assembled\nreligious service, funeral, burial or memorial service, or within three\nhundred feet thereof, with intent to cause annoyance or alarm or\nrecklessly creating a risk thereof.\n  Disruption or disturbance of a religious service, funeral, burial or\nmemorial service is a class A misdemeanor.\n

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