What this page says about Garden City was read on October 21, 2026 from the state's own DMV office data, published by the New York State DMV on data.ny.gov, from dmv.ny.gov and from the Vehicle and Traffic Law, and those sources are linked beside each fact.
Garden City DMV Office at 400 Oak St, Garden City, NY 11530: every day's hours, the transactions the state lists for it, who runs it, the notice it carries and the other offices in Nassau County.
In this guide: Address and telephone, Hours at Garden City, What Garden City handles, Who runs Garden City, Appointments and what you can do online, Other DMV offices in Nassau County, Before you go to Garden City, Questions about Garden City
Address and telephone
Garden City DMV office
400 Oak St
Garden City, NY 11530
Telephone: (718) 477-4820
The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles lists Garden City at 400 Oak St, Garden City, NY 11530 in its own office table, which it published last on October 21, 2026 and which was read for this page the same day.
The state gives the map point for Garden City as 40.72681, -73.60698, in its office locations data.
Hours at Garden City
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM |
| Tuesday | 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM |
| Wednesday | 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM |
| Thursday | 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM |
| Friday | 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
The state publishes the Garden City week as Monday to Friday 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM, and those are the counter hours rather than the hours of the building around it.
Garden City is shut at the weekend, so a Saturday errand means one of the 14 New York offices that does open on a Saturday.
The next closing the state names for Garden City is Veterans' Day, November 11, 2026.
What Garden City handles
The state lists 14 transactions for Garden City by name:
- Upgrade to Real ID or EDL
- Renew Photo Document -- New Photo/No Upgrade
- Renewal Photo Document (No Photo)
- Exchange Out-of-State License
- Take a Car or Motorcycle Permit Test
- Restore a Revoked or Suspended License
- Apply for Restricted or Conditional License
- Change Name on a Photo Document
- Change Information on a Photo Document
- Get a non-Driver ID
- After Passing A CDL Road Test-Get a CDL License
- Register/Get Plates for My Vehicle
- Dealer Plates
- Dealer Transporter
A transaction that is not on that list is not done at 400 Oak St, which is the point of the list: the state publishes it office by office rather than claiming every counter does everything.
What the transactions on the Garden City list actually require is set out guide by guide: New York REAL ID and Enhanced license guide, New York driver license renewal guide, New York guide for drivers moving in, New York permit test and road test guide and New York motorcycle license guide.
Who runs Garden City
Garden City is run by the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles itself.
Garden City is in Nassau County, one of the 11 counties, Albany, Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Onondaga, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk and Westchester, that section 205 excepts from the county clerk agency, so it is staffed and run by the state itself and there is no county retention on what you pay at 400 Oak St.
Appointments and what you can do online
On its office locator the DMV says it "strongly encourage[s] making a reservation" at offices such as Garden City, and that when waits are long only people holding one are let in. The same page says booking is "not available for all DMV office locations", so whether Garden City takes a reservation is settled on that locator and not here.
Anything that can be finished online does not need Garden City at all, and the New York online services guide sets out which transactions those are.
Other DMV offices in Nassau County
Besides Garden City, the state lists 4 other DMV listings in Nassau County:
- AAA East Meadow (Members Only), 2411 Hempstead Tpke, East Meadow, AAA issuing office
- AAA Garden City (Members Only), 1140 Franklin Ave, Garden City, AAA issuing office
- Bethpage, 4031 Hempstead Tpke, Bethpage, district office
- Massapequa, 927 Carmans Rd, Massapequa, district office
AAA East Meadow (Members Only) and AAA Garden City (Members Only) does open on a Saturday while Garden City does not, which is worth knowing before you take a day off work.
Every one of the 142 New York listings, Garden City among them, is on the New York DMV office list, and the public records for this county are on the Nassau County page.
Before you go to Garden City
Call (718) 477-4820 before setting out for 400 Oak St if your transaction is at all unusual, because the state files that number as the public line for Garden City itself rather than as a statewide queue.
Take to Garden City the documents the transaction needs rather than the ones you happen to have: what counts for a New York license or ID is listed in the REAL ID and Enhanced license guide, and what a registration needs is in the registration guide. A second trip to Garden City costs more than the reading does.
What you pay is set statewide rather than at the Garden City counter, and the current schedule is in the New York DMV fee guide.
Questions about Garden City
Where is the Garden City DMV office?
The state lists Garden City at 400 Oak St, Garden City, NY 11530.
What are the hours at Garden City?
The state publishes Garden City as Monday to Friday 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM.
What is the telephone number for Garden City?
The state gives (718) 477-4820 for Garden City.
Is Garden City open on a Saturday?
No. The state lists Garden City as closed on Saturday.
Who runs Garden City?
Garden City is run by the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles itself.
What can you do at Garden City?
The state names 14 transactions for Garden City, beginning with Upgrade to Real ID or EDL.
How many other DMV offices are in Nassau County besides Garden City?
The state lists 4 others in Nassau County besides Garden City.