N.Y. Vehicle & Traffic Law Section 1152
Crossing at other than crosswalks

(a)

Every pedestrian crossing a roadway at any point other than within a marked crosswalk or within an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection shall yield the right of way to all vehicles upon the roadway.

(b)

Any pedestrian crossing a roadway at a point where a pedestrian tunnel or overhead pedestrian crossing has been provided shall yield the right of way to all vehicles upon the roadway.

(c)

No pedestrian shall cross a roadway intersection diagonally unless authorized by official traffic-control devices; and, when authorized to cross diagonally, pedestrians shall cross only in accordance with the official traffic-control devices pertaining to such crossing movements.

Source: Section 1152 — Crossing at other than crosswalks, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/VAT/1152 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Jan. 31, 2026).

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