Monday marked the one-year anniversary of the launch of NY's mobile ID.
To date, more than 245-Thousand New Yorkers have completed the enrollment process for a mobile ID. The ID is accepted at TSA security checkpoints at participating airports across the country. Last fall, the NY state Liquor Authority issued an advisory to the state’s bars, restaurants and other liquor-license holders that mobile ID is acceptable for age verification. Currently, nearly 20 states have launched a mobile ID and many more are in the process of developing one. Nationally, more than five million people hold a mobile ID.