Getting your Driver's License or getting your car (or boat, or jet ski) registered usually requires a trip
to the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). At least, that is what most of us think. I spent yesterday morning at the DMV trying to get new license plates for my car. The DMV on Coney Island Avenue is.
But there are other places that can provide many if not all of the same services - private offices that have been authorized by NY state to help you out. The one on Ralph Avenue at the AAA office provided an oasis of calm where changed a car registration and got new plates. read more