New License

The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles is warning all who wish to fly next year to get their REAL IDs. The new forms of identification will be needed by next year at this time in all the United States airports to board an airplane as per the federal government. A regular license or non-driver ID will not be accepted if you wish to fly within the United States starting May 3, 2023

I got my brand spankin' new New York State driver's license in the mail this week. Since I'm unaware of what the old ones looked like, I've been taken back when the reaction I've gotten every time I've had to show it is, "Whoa! This is the new license...