REAL ID deadline approaches for New Yorkers: What you need to know
New Yorkers will need to add a REAL ID seal to their state-issued identification card or driver’s license within the next six months to board domestic flights and access certain federal facilities. The requirement was originally set to start in 2020 but was pushed back until May 2025 over "backlogged transactions" at Motor Vehicle Division offices nationwide amid the COVID-19 pandemic,