Lower Manhattan – Greenwich St DMV
New York, NY
Official information
🌐 Languages
New York's written knowledge (permit) test is officially offered — and the list is officially published — in 20 languages: English, Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Bosnian, Chinese, French, Greek, Haitian Creole, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Nepali, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, Urdu, and Yiddish. The permit test may be taken online (under-18 applicants, and applicants 18+ via the MV-264 attestation) or in person at a DMV office; either way, applicants complete the permit transaction in person at a DMV office. Vietnamese is not among the 20 enumerated written-test languages. Separately, the DMV provides free interpretation in its 12 most common statewide languages (Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Yiddish, Bengali, Korean, Haitian Creole, Italian, Arabic, Polish, French, Urdu). No office-specific language-service reports were found in community sources for this office. [Source: dmv.ny.gov permit-test & language-assistance pages, checked 2026-07-13]
💬 Community-reported · not official
During the 2025 REAL ID surge, posters reported scarce reservations and tightened walk-ins; users note that any New York DMV office can serve a resident regardless of home county; several describe inconsistent front-counter handling of immigration-related identity documents (e.g., Employment Authorization, green-card-in-process, DACA) sometimes requiring supervisor review — reported as individual accounts, not official policy. [r/AskNYC 1johi15 (112up), mlaouc (184up), vdnsmr; r/DACA fd90gc]
Discussed at: r/AskNYC 1johi15 · r/AskNYC mlaouc · r/AskNYC vdnsmr · r/DACA fd90gc
Overview · sourced summary
11 Greenwich St, New York, NY 10004. Hours Mon–Fri 7:30am–5pm, closed weekends. In-person services include taking a car or motorcycle permit test, REAL ID/EDL upgrade, renewal/exchange, non-driver ID, and registration. Reservation strongly encouraged (walk-ins may be turned away when busy). Closed for Labor Day Sept 7, 2026. [Source: dmv.ny.gov location page, checked 2026-07-13]
During the 2025 REAL ID surge, posters reported scarce reservations and tightened walk-ins; users note that any New York DMV office can serve a resident regardless of home county; several describe inconsistent front-counter handling of immigration-related identity documents (e.g., Employment Authorization, green-card-in-process, DACA) sometimes requiring supervisor review — reported as individual accounts, not official policy. [r/AskNYC 1johi15 (112up), mlaouc (184up), vdnsmr; r/DACA fd90gc]