N.Y. Vehicle & Traffic Law § 1172: Stop signs and yield signs

§ 1172. Stop signs and yield signs. (a) Except when directed to

proceed by a police officer, every driver of a vehicle approaching a

stop sign shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, then

shall stop before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the

intersection, or in the event there is no crosswalk, at the point

nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of the

approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway before entering the

intersection and the right to proceed shall be subject to the provisions

of section eleven hundred forty-two.

(b) The driver of a vehicle approaching a yield sign if required for

safety to stop shall stop at a clearly marked yield line, but if none,

then shall stop before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the

intersection, or in the event there is no crosswalk, at the point

nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of the

approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway before entering the

intersection and the right to proceed shall be subject to the provisions

of section eleven hundred forty-two of this title.