What this page says about Harlem 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.
Harlem DMV Office at 5 West 125th St, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10027: every day's hours, the transactions the state lists for it, who runs it, the notice it carries and the other offices in New York County.
In this guide: Address and telephone, Hours at Harlem, What Harlem handles, Who runs Harlem, Appointments and what you can do online, Other DMV offices in New York County, Before you go to Harlem, Questions about Harlem
Address and telephone
Harlem DMV office
5 West 125th St
2nd Floor
New York, NY 10027
Telephone: (212) 645-5550
The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles lists Harlem at 5 West 125th St, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10027 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 Harlem as 40.80669, -73.94287, in its office locations data.
The office is named Harlem but the state addresses it in New York, so a search on the office name alone can send you to the wrong part of New York County.
Hours at Harlem
| 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 Harlem 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.
Harlem 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 Harlem is Veterans' Day, November 11, 2026.
What Harlem handles
The state lists 12 transactions for Harlem 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
A transaction that is not on that list is not done at 5 West 125th 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 Harlem 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 Harlem
Harlem is run by the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles itself.
Harlem is in New York 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 5 West 125th 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 Harlem, 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 Harlem takes a reservation is settled on that locator and not here.
Anything that can be finished online does not need Harlem at all, and the New York online services guide sets out which transactions those are.
Other DMV offices in New York County
Besides Harlem, the state lists 6 other DMV listings in New York County:
- AAA Manhattan (Members Only), 1881 Broadway, New York, AAA issuing office
- License Express, 145 West 30th St, New York, district office
- Lower Manhattan - Greenwich St., 11 Greenwich St, New York, district office
- Manhattan North TVB, 5 West 125th St, New York, Traffic Violations Bureau office
- Manhattan South TVB, 17 Battery Place, New York, Traffic Violations Bureau office
- Midtown Manhattan, 366 West 31st St, New York, district office
AAA Manhattan (Members Only) does open on a Saturday while Harlem does not, which is worth knowing before you take a day off work.
Every one of the 142 New York listings, Harlem among them, is on the New York DMV office list, and the public records for this county are on the New York County page.
Before you go to Harlem
Call (212) 645-5550 before setting out for 5 West 125th St if your transaction is at all unusual, because the state files that number as the public line for Harlem itself rather than as a statewide queue.
Take to Harlem 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 Harlem costs more than the reading does.
What you pay is set statewide rather than at the Harlem counter, and the current schedule is in the New York DMV fee guide.
Questions about Harlem
Where is the Harlem DMV office?
The state lists Harlem at 5 West 125th St, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10027.
What are the hours at Harlem?
The state publishes Harlem as Monday to Friday 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM.
What is the telephone number for Harlem?
The state gives (212) 645-5550 for Harlem.
Is Harlem open on a Saturday?
No. The state lists Harlem as closed on Saturday.
Who runs Harlem?
Harlem is run by the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles itself.
What can you do at Harlem?
The state names 12 transactions for Harlem, beginning with Upgrade to Real ID or EDL.
How many other DMV offices are in New York County besides Harlem?
The state lists 6 others in New York County besides Harlem.