I live in a NYC suburb called Rego Park. My wife works in Astoria which is about 7-8 miles from where we live. As I usually go to drop and pick my wife up from work, I thought of stopping by in a TD Bank branch on Steinway street in Astoria to open a checking account for myself. I was greeted by one Mr. Roosevelt at the entrance and was asked for the purpose of my visit. On mentioning the same, he asked to see my ID. On inspecting my ID, he refused to help me open an account saying that I could either open an account in the area where I live or work. As Astoria was neither, He refused to open an account for me. Stating that it was TD Bank's policy. When I asked for something in writing regarding the policy, he point blank refused. He basically asked me to leave the premises as he was done explaining the bank policy and could not help me any further. I have never felt as humiliated as today. Can you believe that in 2010, one is expected to bank with a particular branch and not an institution???? This is totally unacceptable and highly unreasonable.