municipal-id program
De Blasio wins suit over destruction of municipal ID records
The de Blasio administration won the right Friday to destroy personal documents submitted by hundreds of thousands of applicants for its municipal ID program. Staten Island Supreme Court Judge Philip...
Senate proposes bill to prevent destruction of municipal ID records
The Republican-controlled New York state Senate is proposing legislation that would bar Mayor de Blasio from destroying documents containing personal information about individuals enrolled in his municipal identification program. The...
Lawsuit trying to stop destruction of municipal ID records under review
Two Congressional committees are reviewing a lawsuit seeking to stop the city from destroying municipal-ID card records, sources told The Post. Officials with the Senate Homeland Security’s Subcommittee on Investigations...
City won't store background info of residents applying for ID cards
The city is going to stop storing personal background documents that residents use to apply for the popular municipal ID card starting next month — when Donald Trump becomes president,...
Elections official caught blasting de Blasio's ID program to be replaced
The Board of Elections commissioner who was caught in an undercover video alleging that the city’s municipal-ID program is contributing to voter fraud is leaving his post under fire, sources...
Is the city about to scrub records of undocumented immigrants?
The city's municipal ID program anticipated that Republicans might control Congress after this year’s elections, leading Mayor de Blasio on Thursday to say he’s looking to safeguard records submitted by...
Elections official subpoenaed after his claims of voter fraud
State investigators have questioned the Manhattan Democratic representative on the city’s Board of Elections, who was caught on a secret video claiming Mayor de Blasio’s municipal ID program was contributing...
De Blasio demands resignation of elections official who blasted ID program
Mayor de Blasio on Friday demanded the resignation of a Board of Elections commissioner who said in an undercover video that the city’s municipal ID program is contributing to voter...
Elections official caught on video blasting de Blasio's ID program
The Manhattan Democratic representative on the city’s Board of Elections was caught on a secret video slamming Mayor Bill de Blasio’s municipal ID program as contributing to “all kinds of...
Municipal ID cards are the best deal in the city
The city’s popular municipal ID card will be free for a second year and come with added discounts — including 15 percent off Citi Bike membership for new riders, Mayor...
De Blasio presents Pope Francis with his own NYC ID card
https://twitter.com/BilldeBlasio/status/647515766204551168 Pope Francis is now a bona-fide, card-carrying, honorary New Yorker. Mayor de Blasio handed Pope Francis a New York City Identification Card on Friday, and in typical bureaucratic style,...
The city's ID program might not be as successful as we think
The de Blasio administration is turning a blind eye to fraud in its new city ID program just so the mayor can tout it as a success, inside sources told...
City has issued over 165,000 municipal ID cards
It’s become the hottest card in town. The city has handed out 165,399 municipal ID cards since launching the program three months ago — double expectations, officials said Friday. With...
New York City ID cards don’t allow smiling in photos
Better wipe that smile off your face! New Yorkers have been left frowning over their new municipal IDs — because they’re not allowed to show off their pearly whites when...
City has issued 90K municipal IDs since January launch
The city has issued about 90,000 municipal ID cards since the program launched in mid-January — while detecting two cases of suspected fraud, officials said Thursday. In both instances, the...
Municipal ID law has 'delete in case of Tea Party' clause
Get the shredders ready — the Tea Party could be coming. The city’s new municipal ID program allows for personal info provided by applicants to be destroyed at the end...
City staffer accidently tweets out launch date of De Blasio's city ID program
Mayor de Blasio got scooped on one of his most prized initiatives — the new municipal ID program — when a government staffer inadvertently posted details about it Thursday on...
City's new municipal IDs to employ facial recognition
The city has hired nearly two dozen investigators and will employ high-tech face-recognition software to deal with security concerns about the new municipal IDs being issued next month, officials said...
Municipal ID cards to come with huge city-wide deals: de Blasio
It’s the best deal in town, and might be the most generous ever offered by the city. New Yorkers who sign up for new municipal ID cards will be able...
Mayor de Blasio launches municipal ID program in Brooklyn
Mayor de Blasio signed a bill Thursday that launches what’s expected to become the country’s largest municipal ID program — and the administration tried to reassure undocumented immigrants they’ll be...