.NYC
.nyc is a proposed city-level top-level domain for New York City. The concept for .nyc TLD was originally introduced by Bill Semich in an application to ICANN in 2000, though that application was never completed. Another effort was begun at 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.
Another NYC effort, 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”
Consumer Benefits: New York City businesses and residents (20 million)
Supporters: Christine Quinn, Speaker of the New York City Council; the Mayor’s office of the City of New York.
