De Blasio, officials tout success of New York’s municipal ID cards
400,000 sign up for IDNYC
Mayor Bill de Blasio and other city officials on Monday touted the success of New York City’s municipal ID card. While IDNYC is aimed at immigrants without valid IDs and the homeless, the program is open to all New Yorkers.
The mayor said that more than 400,000 residents have already obtained an IDNYC card, only six months after the program’s inception.
In Brooklyn, 124,575 residents have applied for the new ID, according to figures supplied by the city. Only Queens, with 144,324 applying, came in higher.