N.Y. VAT. LAW § 1175 : NY Code - Section 1175: Obstructing traffic at intersection

Search N.Y. VAT. LAW § 1175 : NY Code - Section 1175: Obstructing traffic at intersection

When vehicular traffic is
  stopped on the opposite side of an intersection, no person shall drive a
  vehicle  into  such intersection, except when making a turn unless there
  is  adequate  space  on  the  opposite  side  of  the  intersection   to
  accommodate  the vehicle he is driving notwithstanding the indication of
  a traffic control signal which would permit him to proceed.