Starting Thursday December 17th and continuing through January 1st you will notice more New York Police Officers patrolling the highways and byways as part of New York's STOP-DWI campaign.
Usually it's a good idea when going out for a 'night on the town' to have someone chosen as your Designated Driver (or DD). That person then shouldn't drink (aka stay sober) the entire night to make sure the people having fun get home safe. That's idea at least.