NY S00222

Creates the "Straphanger Protection Act" establishing a new crime of "assault on a straphanger" under Penal Law section 120.80

Defines the offense as striking, shoving, kicking, or otherwise subjecting another person to physical contact that causes them to fall onto subway tracks

Classifies assault on a straphanger as a class C violent felony, which carries a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison

Adds this new offense to the list of class C violent felony offenses alongside crimes such as gang assault, assault on police officers, and robbery in the second degree