New York Laws
Article 29 - Special Stops Required
1175 - Obstructing Traffic at Intersection.

ยง 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.