It is nearly impossible to tell the difference between real New York state license plates and a proliferation of vanity plates being sold online. It is illegal to sell them or mount them on your car.

The Statue of Liberty and even Niagara Falls might be obvious, but there are 3 other landmarks hiding in plain sight ...

Eyewitness News was there as several cars were pulled over without a New York license ... that goes over your plate, and when a camera snaps a photo of it, the plate is blank.

Did you get a custom license plate in New York last year? The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) currently offers 212 different custom license plate designs and has released a list ...