N.Y. Military Law § 236: Right of way

§ 236. Right of way. The commanding officer of any unit of the

organized militia parading or performing any military duty in any street

or highway, may require any or all persons in such street or highway to

yield the right of way to such militia, provided the carriage of the

United States mail, the legitimate functions of the police and the

progress and operations of the hospital ambulances, fire engines, fire

departments and apparatus of the insurance patrol shall not be

interfered with thereby. All others who shall hinder, delay, or

obstruct any unit of the organized militia wherever parading or

performing any military duty, or who shall attempt so to do, shall be

guilty of a misdemeanor.