The NY article is 2 years old and totally irrelevant w.r.t. LED fixtures from any major lighting company. No LED fixture for street lights represents the left 3 pictures.
This locally sourced article was shared for the proposition that light trespass from NYC's new LED streetlamps could be allayed by better directing them so they shine on the ground where they're supposed to, rather than into residents' homes or drivers' eyes. One way of doing so that has been discussed is through thoughtful use of shielding. To that point, I mentioned I've seen guards implemented nowhere, and for that reason, posted an article entitled
"NYC Councilman Seeks To Curb Light Pollution By Requiring Guards On Streetlights (APRIL 21, 2017)"
to support my point that no action has taken place in the two years since a NYC legislator introduced a bill to require streetlight guards.
The article also cites Susan Harder as authority calling the bill "impressive and necessary." Feel free to quibble with her view, agenda, or motivations—I profess no expertise here.
"The city's lighting problems are interconnected, according to Susan Harder, the New York state representative for the International Dark Sky Association. She explained:Ideally good street lighting involves four components. It has to be fully shielded so all the light goes down, instead of up. It has to be controlled—in other words, the light needs to fall where it's needed, not shine into people's windows. It needs to have the correct color, so it's not very blue. The light levels [where the light hits the ground] shouldn't exceed the professional recommendations.
The city's not doing any of this. They have complete disregard for how [streetlights are] installed. They have complete disregard for this blue problem. They're installing them so that they're pointing into people's windows on the second and third floor."
In virtually all cases at angles above street levels, modern LED fixtures put out far less light than old style fixtures that were not full cut-off. What people are mainly complaining about is reflected light.
Even if LED fixtures put out far less light as you assert, the utility of that measure here is belied by the sharp rise in complaints, acknowledged by the City, which it rarely does, post installation. My Muyshondt Beagle may produce less than one lumen on its lowest, moonlight setting, but I challenge you to get restful sleep should I affix its bezel to your eye and shine its light.
Finally, your point that people are complaining about "reflected light" is flatly contradicted by qualitiative complaints and these images casually plucked from articles in a quick Google search.
https://static01.nyt.com/images/2015/03/24/nyregion/APPRAISAL2/APPRAISAL2-jumbo.jpg
https://static01.nyt.com/images/2015/03/23/nyregion/APPRAISALWEB4/APPRAISALWEB4-jumbo.jpg
a-picture-taken-from-jolantta-benal-s-bedroom-window.jpg
Anyone with an interest can view typical NYC luminaires here, on p. 146 (section 4.2.2).
https://www1.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/nycdot-streetdesignmanual-interior-04-lighting.pdf
(edited to try to fix images that didn't properly post)