Benefits

Many of our benefit partners have suspended operations due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Please check with these partners before visiting as their hours of operation and services may have temporarily changed.

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Your IDNYC card is a broadly accepted, official form of identification. IDNYC is accepted:

By City agencies to access many services and programs;

By NYPD for the purposes of issuing summons or desk appearance tickets instead of arrest;

For entry into public buildings, like schools;

For taking the high school equivalency exam in New York City;

By employers, when submitted with proof of work authorization.

Your IDNYC card also offers a wide variety of exciting benefits that make it more than just an ID card. Your card can help you experience everything New York has to offer.

For our cardholder's convenience we have included here information from our benefit providers. For the most accurate and up-to-date information about these benefits or if you have any questions about accessing them, please contact the organizations listed below. IDNYC is not responsible for determining your access to these benefits.

IDNYC Benefits Guide

The 2020 IDNYC Benefits Guide is a multilingual brochure that provides an overview of the key benefits associated with the IDNYC card in English, Spanish (Español), Chinese (简化字), and Russian (Русский язык). Additional translations of the 2020 Benefits Guide can be found below.

In accordance with the Mayor’s Executive Order 98 issued on March 12, 2020 to slow the spread of COVID-19, IDNYC Enrollment Centers remain closed until further notice.

To minimize consequences for people who are unable to renew their cards during the pandemic and to ensure that New Yorkers continue to enjoy the peace of mind of having a government-issued ID, until further notice the NYPD will consider cards that expired on or after March 12, 2020, as a valid form of identification.



Many IDNYC benefit partners will also honor cards that expired after March 12, 2020. Cardholders are encouraged to contact individual benefit partners as hours of operation and acceptance of IDNYC to access benefits may have temporarily changed.



However, the following benefit partners have told IDNYC that, until further notice, they will continue to accept cards that expired on or after March 12, 2020, on the same terms as unexpired cards: