IDNYC: Free Memberships to 30+ NYC Cultural Institutions (& More!)
IDNYC is one of the best free things NYC has to offer. It is a free ID card for all New Yorkers, from all backgrounds. With IDNYC, you can get free memberships to 30+ cultural institutions (+ other perks!)
All NYC residents ages 10 and up can apply for a NYCID. Apply here. Your immigration status does not matter. This ID can be used as photo identification, a public library card, to prove identity for employment and health benefits, to access your immunization records, and more.
Here are the places you can get free 1 year memberships to (35 participating institutions!). You just go in person to each individual place once you have the card and apply. Note: read about specific instructions on the ID NYC website.
American Museum of Natural History
Apollo Theater
BRIC
Bronx County Historical Society
Bronx Museum of the Arts
BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music)
Brooklyn Children’s Museum
Carnegie Hall
Central Park Zoo
China Institute
The Drawing Center
Film Forum
Flushing Town Hall
The Juilliard School
King Manor
Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Opera
Museum at Eldridge Street
Museum of Jewish Heritage
Museum of Modern Art
Museum of the City of New York
National Sawdust
New York Aquarium (enrollment at Bronx or Central Park Zoo)
New York City Ballet
New York City Center
MoMA PS1
Park Avenue Armory
Pregones/Puerto Rican Traveling Theater
Prospect Park Zoo (enrollment at Bronx or Central Park Zoo)
The Public Theater
Queens Museum
The Shed
The Signature Theatre
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden
St. George Theatre
Staten Island Museum
Studio Museum in Harlem
Symphony Space
Wildlife Conservation Society at the Bronx Zoo
and many more!
You can also get prescription, supermarket, movie, ticket discounts and more. See the full list of benefits here!