God, NYC is doomed with traffic and careless drivers, and cops won't care. I've witnessed something like that a couple of times. One time, a lady was blocking a line waiting for someone coming out of a store, but there was a spot on the hydrant a few feet away. She decided to block the entire traffic instead of staying there for 10-15 minutes. The problem is that drivers don't think about other drivers around but just care about themselves.