NY
For NY, learner minimum age is 16; mandatory holding period is 6 months; supervised driving hours is 50 hours, 15 of which must be at night; intermediate minimum age is 16, 6 months; nighttime restriction is 9 p.m.-5 a.m. except for NYC (unsupervised driving prohibited at all times) and Long Island (limited daytime unsupervised driving), verified against its source on 2026-08-05.
- State
- NY
- Learner minimum age
- 16
- Mandatory holding period
- 6 months
- Supervised driving hours
- 50 hours, 15 of which must be at night
- Intermediate minimum age
- 16, 6 months
- Nighttime restriction
- 9 p.m.-5 a.m. except for NYC (unsupervised driving prohibited at all times) and Long Island (limited daytime unsupervised driving)
- Passenger restriction
- no more than 1 passenger younger than 21
- Night restriction lifted
- age 17 with driver education; age 18 without (min. age: 17)
- Passenger restriction lifted
- age 17 with driver education; age 18 without (min. age: 17)
What the source says
NY | 16 | 6 months | 50 hours, 15 of which must be at night | 16, 6 months | 9 p.m.-5 a.m. except for NYC (unsupervised driving prohibited at all times) and Long Island (limited daytime unsupervised driving) Footnote 51 | no more than 1 passenger younger than 21 Footnote 51 | age 17 with driver education; age 18 without (min. age: 17) Footnote 52 | age 17 with driver education; age 18 without (min. age: 17) Footnote 52
— iihs.org, retrieved 2026-08-05
Source
- iihs.orghttps://www.iihs.org/topics/teenagers/graduated-licensing-laws-table