With great fanfare, Mayor Bill de Blasio held up for the cameras a tiny piece of
plastic bearing his image and address — and sought to make the case that something as bureaucratic as waiting in line for a government
identification card could be, using a favorite word, «transcendent.»
THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED at the facility or through the mail Personal checks, nude personal photographs, musical greeting
cards, oversized greeting
cards,
plastic - type
cards, telephone calling
cards, personal
identification cards, sonograms (
plastic x-ray type), Polaroid's (whole or altered), more than ten (10) photo - graphs, medicine, personal hygiene items such as deodorant, hair products, combs, brushes, toothpaste, tooth - brush, shampoo, soap, washcloths, towels, cosmetics, metal or wooden crosses, chains, neck - laces, medallions, rings, watches, brace - lets, stamps, writing paper, envelopes, pens, pencils, crayons, colored pencils, pantyhose, metal objects,
plastic objects, glue substances, decals, stickers, artwork: beaded, painted, glued, stringed, etc., belts, food items, candy, cologne or perfume, cassette tapes, electrical items such as radios, tape players, televisions, lottery tickets, hair, tobacco products.