The IDÂé¶¹AV card helps connect New Yorkers to services and programs.
Services include:
- Entry into City buildings
- Access to City services
- Cultural institution memberships
- Services for veterans
Discounts include:
- Citywide entertainment discounts
- Select health and fitness center discounts
- Grocery discounts at select stores
- Transportation discounts
- Additional discounts for veterans
The IDÂé¶¹AV card can serve as your:
- Health + Hospitals (H+H) patient ID card
- Library card for all public libraries
- Proof of identity to City agencies, schools, and police
- Proof of identity for taking the High School Equivalency Exam
Many IDÂé¶¹AV benefit partners will honor cards that have expired after March 12, 2020.
You should contact IDÂé¶¹AV partners as the following may have changed:
- Hours of operation
- Access to benefits
The IDÂé¶¹AV card does not let you:
- Drive
- Buy alcohol or tobacco
- Apply for Cash Assistance
- Travel by airplane
The IDÂé¶¹AV card does not:
- Confer immigration status
- Provide work authorization
- Provide proof of identity to obtain a driver's license or a non-driver State ID