That's likely a building security practice, and the hiring manager never sees your id. That's a bit different from the hiring manager themselves asking for it b

That's likely a building security practice, and the hiring manager never sees your id. That's a bit different from the hiring manager themselves asking for it before even being willing to talk to you. And building security is likely to let you through with a convincing story if you know what name they're looking for, after noting the name on your id for reference in case there's a problem. At any rate, the article is right, this probably causes problems for some candidates (especially, but not exclusively, trans people). But if it's common practice in NYC it's likely most local candidates are used to navigating it. That's less likely elsewhere.