<P> In response to the National Minimum Drinking Age Act in 1984 , which reduced by up to 10 % the federal highway funding of any state which did not have a minimum purchasing age of 21 , the New York Legislature raised the drinking age from 19 to 21 , effective December 1 , 1985 . ( The drinking age had been 18 for many years before the first raise in 1982 , to 19 . ) Persons under 21 are prohibited from purchasing alcohol or possessing alcohol with the intent to consume , unless the alcohol was given to that person by their parent or legal guardian . There is no law prohibiting where people under 21 may possess or consume alcohol that was given to them by their parents . Persons under 21 are prohibited from having a blood alcohol level of 0.02 % or higher while driving . </P>
<P> In response to the National Minimum Drinking Age Act in 1984 , which reduced by up to 10 % the federal highway funding of any state which did not have a minimum purchasing age of 21 , the New York Legislature raised the drinking age from 19 to 21 , effective December 1 , 1985 . ( The drinking age had been 18 for many years before the first raise in 1982 , to 19 . ) Persons under 21 are prohibited from purchasing alcohol or possessing alcohol with the intent to consume , unless the alcohol was given to that person by their parent or legal guardian . There is no law prohibiting where people under 21 may possess or consume alcohol that was given to them by their parents . Persons under 21 are prohibited from having a blood alcohol level of 0.02 % or higher while driving . </P>
when did new york state raise the drinking age to 19
when did new york state raise the drinking age to 19
1982
1982