NY Veh & Traf L § 1204 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VAT - Vehicle and Traffic Title 7 - Rules of the Road Article 32 - Stopping, Standing, and Parking 1204 - Officers Authorized to Remove Illegally Stopped Vehicles.

§ 1204. Officers authorized to remove illegally stopped vehicles.  (a) Whenever  any police officer, or in a city having a population in excess of one million any person designated by the commissioner of  traffic  of such  city  or  on highways under the jurisdiction of the New York state thruway authority, the office of parks and  recreation,  a  county  park commission,  a  parkway  authority,  a  bridge authority or a bridge and tunnel authority any person designated by  such  office,  commission  or authority,  finds  a vehicle standing upon a highway in violation of any of the foregoing provisions of  this  article  such  officer  is  hereby authorized  to  move such vehicle, or require the driver or other person in charge of the vehicle to move the same to a position off the paved or main-traveled part of such highway.  (b) 1. Whenever any police officer, or in a city having  a  population in  excess  of  one million any person designated by the commissioner of traffic of such city or on highways under the jurisdiction  of  the  New York  state  thruway  authority,  the  office of parks and recreation, a county park commission, a parkway authority, a  bridge  authority  or  a bridge  and  tunnel  authority  any  person  designated  by such office, commission or authority finds a vehicle unattended where it  constitutes an  obstruction  to  traffic,  or  any place where stopping, standing or parking is prohibited, such officer is hereby authorized to provide  for the  removal  of  such  vehicle,  semitrailer  or  trailer  to a garage, automobile pound or other place of safety.   2. In any city with a population of one million or more, whenever  any police officer, or any person designated by the commissioner of traffic, finds  a  semitrailer  or  trailer  without  a tractor or towing vehicle attached, parked or unattended on  any  city  street,  such  officer  or person designated by the commissioner of traffic is hereby authorized to provide  for  the  removal  of  such semitrailer or trailer to a garage, automobile pound or other place of safety.  (c) The owner or other person lawfully entitled to the  possession  of such  vehicle  may  be  charged  with  a reasonable cost for removal and storage, payable before the vehicle is released.  (d) No police officer or other public,  state  or  municipal  employee shall  release  a  motor  vehicle  impounded  because  of any traffic or parking violation to any person who does  not  have  a  currently  valid driver's   license   and  an  insurance  identification  card  or  other acceptable  evidence  indicating  current  insurance  coverage  on  such vehicle.  The  provisions  of this subdivision with respect to insurance coverage shall not apply to a motor vehicle  which  will  not  be  moved under  its  own  power  but  will  be transported by a tow truck or upon another vehicle, provided  that  the  registration  for  such  impounded vehicle  has  been  surrendered  to  the  commissioner and proof of such surrender is presented to the police officer or other public,  state  or municipal employee.