Another glorious perk from being a New York City resident.

Today I applied for my NYCID. Yes, I have a perfectly legal driver's license and even an up-to-date passport, but the NYCID is the gift that keeps on giving.

It was easy breezy, you go to the website: http://www1.nyc.gov/site/idnyc/index.page and set up your appointment.

There are many locations, I went to GMHC on West 33rd St. So convenient.

You fill out a 1 page form with your name, address, height, eye color, nothing difficult or strenuous, they take your picture-mouth closed, show no teeth-and, Voila! you're done.

It can be used as a Library Card, to open a checking account, as a discount prescription card, supermarket discounts, and  a FREE 1 year membership to at least 33 museums and cultural institutions, including: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Bronx Zoo, Brooklyn Botanic Gardens, and the Queens Museum. You don't have to choose, you get membership in ALL of them.

If you are a NYC resident, don't wait get yours ASAP.

I'm looking forward to new found adventures in the greatest city in the world.