ยง 239. Trains to come to full stop. All trains upon elevated railroads
  shall  come  to  a  full stop before any passenger shall be permitted to
  leave such trains; and no train on such railroad shall be  permitted  to
  start until every passenger desiring to depart therefrom shall have left
  the  train,  provided  such passenger has manifested his intention to so
  depart by moving toward or upon the platform of any car; nor until every
  passenger upon the platform or station at which such train has  stopped,
  and desiring to board or enter such cars, shall have actually boarded or
  entered the same, but no person shall be permitted to enter or board any
  train  after  due notice from an authorized employee of such corporation
  that such train is  full  and  that  no  more  passengers  can  be  then
  received.
Structure New York Laws
Article 6 - Rapid Transit Act of 1875
220 - Application for Railroad; Commissioners.
221 - Oath and Bond of Commissioners.
222 - First Meeting of Commissioners.
223 - Determination of Necessity of Railroad and Route.
224 - Adoption of Plans, and Terms Upon Which Road Shall Be Built.
225 - Appraisal of Damages and Deposit of Money as Security.
226 - Shall Prepare Certificate of Incorporation; Proviso as to Forfeiture.
228 - Commissioners to Deliver Certificate; Affidavit of Directors.
231 - Where Route Coincides With Another Route.
232 - Commissioners to Transfer Plans.
233 - Commissioners to File Report; Confirmation Thereof.
235 - Quorum; Term of Office; Removal; Vacancies in Board of Commissioners.
236 - Abandonment or Change of Route; New Commissioners; Their Powers and Proceedings.
237 - Abandonment of Portion of Route by Elevated Railroad.
238 - Increased Deposit, When and How Required.
239 - Trains to Come to Full Stop.
240 - Gates or Vestibule Doors.
241 - Penalty for Violation of Two Preceding Sections.
242 - Sections to Be Printed and Posted.
244 - Lighting Cars on Elevated Railroads in Cities of Over Twelve Hundred Thousand Inhabitants.