N.Y. Vehicle & Traffic Law § 1175: Obstructing traffic at intersection

§ 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.