.nyc

.nyc
Introduced	Passed by city 2001. To be proposed to ICANN in 2009.
TLD type	Sponsored top-level domain
Status	Unofficial proposal
Registry	TBA
Sponsor	a DotNYC.NET or b Connecting.NYC Inc
Intended use	New York City residents, institutions, and businesses
Structure	Direct second-level registrations will be allowed
Documents	TBA
Dispute policies	TBA
Website	a or b Campaign for .NYC

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.nyc is a proposed city-level top-level domain for New York City. The concept of a public interest .nyc TLD was originally introduced by Community Board 3, Queens, the City of New York, on April 19, 2001. An official proposal to ICANN is expected to be made in 2010.

The main goals of .nyc are to provide good domain names that improve tourism, marketing of local businesses, and encourage a sense of community between city residents. If launched, a series of public service web portals and search engine will be created specifically for the new TLD.

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn indicated in her February 12, 2009 State of the City address that the city of New York will be supporting the acquisition of the .nyc TLD. On April 15, 2009 the city's Department of Information and Technology and Telecommunications issued a Request for Information (RFI) potentially leading towards the issuance of a Request for Proposals. Several entities responded to the RFI.

Name-Space, founded by Paul Garrin, which originally filed for .nyc during the ICANN's 2000 new TLD round, submitted comments in response to the April RFI. William Semich of DotNYC.net was originally an applicant to ICANN for the .nyc top level domain in the 2000 round of applications. Antony Van Couvering partnered with him on applying for it again in the 2010 application window.

Connecting.nyc Inc. is a NYS not-for-profit campaigning for the TLD's acquisition as a public interest resource. It has the following mission statement:

“

To promote civic, commercial, community, and cultural improvement in New York City through the acquisition, operation, and development of the Internet's .nyc top level domain (TLD), and to educate all sectors about the techniques and opportunities the TLD offers for improving our city.

”

ICANN approved a New TLD policy at its Paris meeting in June 2008[1].

[edit] See also

.la - TLD for Laos, but marketed as the TLD for Los Angeles
.nyc.ny.us is inactive and held by NeuStar who also administers the .us domains.
.berlin - The proposed TLD for Berlin.