New York Laws
Article 27 - Pedestrians' Rights and Duties
1157 - Pedestrians Soliciting Rides, or Business.

(b) No person shall stand on or in proximity to a street or highway
for the purpose of soliciting the watching or guarding of any vehicle
while parked or about to be parked on a street or highway.
(c) No person shall occupy any part of a state highway, except in a
city or village, in any manner for the purpose of selling or soliciting.