Obstructing traffic at intersection

N.Y. Vehicle & Traffic Law § 1175, under Special Stops Required.

N.Y. Vehicle & Traffic Law § 1175

§ 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.