answer:Here is a link to the New York State’s Division of Motor Vehicle’s website. From what I can tell, it looks like you would need to have insurance in order to register a car purchased and licensed within the state. It doesn’t specifically say that a driver’s license is required in order to make a purchase. My guess though is, in order to obtain insurance, you would need a valid driver’s license. Your safest source would be to contact an insurance company to find out what the state requirements are. I’m in a different state, but when I switched insurance companies, they asked for my driver’s license information in order to confirm that it was valid. Good luck, and let us know what you end up doing!