.nyc

Top-level domain for New York City, US May 2014 .nyc .nyc domain logo.svg #D2B48C March 20, 2014 GeoTLD Delegated GoDaddy Registry City of New York New York City residents, institutions, and businesses nexus with City Direct second-level registrations allowed www.ownit.nyc .nyc is a top level domain (TLD) for New York City.Silbert Sarah Introducing .nyc: New York City to get its own top-level domain https://www.engadget.com/2013/07/02/new-york-city-to-get-nyc-domain/ July 2, 2013 Engadget December 25, 2018'.nyc' wants to go .com http://mailtribune.com/business/-nyc-wants-to-go-com December 25, 2018 Mail Tribune October 3, 2007 December 26, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181226035237/http://mailtribune.com/business/-nyc-wants-to-go-com dead It was delegated to the root zone by ICANN on March 20, 2014.https://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/delegated-strings Delegated Strings ICANN December 25, 2018 In May 2018, the .nyc registry updated its WHOIS access policy to protect personally identifiable information of domain registrants. Under the new policy, personally identifiable information is no longer publicly available through an initial WHOIS search.Protecting Your Data Privacy https://www.ownit.nyc/posts/nyc-privacy-data-security-updates April 4, 2024 May 25, 2018 Background New York-based company name.space, founded by Paul Garrin, began operating its own alternative root zone system in 1997 including a .nyc top level domain. name.space applied for inclusion of its .nyc, along with a number of other strings, as TLDs in the IANA root during the 2000 ICANN application round.TLD Application for .ads, .agency, .aids, and others https://archive.icann.org/en/tlds/ads1/ ICANN December 25, 2018 Its application was refused. Another company, Names@Work, also put in an application in 2000 but withdrew for lack of funding.https://archive.org/details/punkcast1451 NYC Council - .nyc public hearing 2008 Punkcast Joly MacFie December 25, 2018 The first municipal support for the .nyc TLD was the Internet Empowerment Resolution passed by Queens Community Board 3, a local planning unit of the City of New York, on April 19, 2001. The Resolution called for the city's Commission on Public Information and Communication or a public interest organization to acquire and develop the TLD.Internet Empowerment Resolution http://www.cb3qn.nyc.gov/IER Queens Community Board December 25, 2018 April 19, 2001 April 10, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170410170617/http://www.cb3qn.nyc.gov/IER dead By the mid-2000s interest in gaining local TLDs had arisen in other cities, notably Paris and Berlin. Some of those proponents contacted Thomas Lowenhaupt, the former Community Board member who had introduced the Queens Resolution. In 2007, with the Bloomberg Administration having indicated that it did not intend to apply for the .nyc TLD, Lowenhaupt formed a non-profit 'Connecting .nyc' to acquire and develop the .nyc TLD for community use.https://isoc-ny.org/235 ISOC-NY Public Forum – Connecting .nyc – May 21 ISOC-NY May 17, 2008 December 25, 2018 On June 6, 2008 Council Member Gale Brewer led the introduction of Resolution 1495-2008 supporting "the local efforts to acquire the .nyc Top Level Domain and urging The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers to approve the City's application in order to meet the needs of city residents via the Internet."Res 1495-2008 for the .nyc domain https://legistar.council.nyc.gov/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=452037&GUID=56099F9C-9337-4FBF-9D20-ED4AD9F6E892 New York City Council December 25, 2018 At the ICANN meeting in Paris in July 2008 a green light was given for the development of a new TLD application round, including cities. On October 17, 2008, Brewer held a public hearing in support of her bill. Witnesses included Lowenhaupt, Antony Van Couvering of Names@Work, and Paul Garrin. Van Couvering proposed that .nyc be run by his company as a purely commercial enterprise, with a portion of the revenue dedicated to benefiting the community. He testified that he was willing to work with Lowenhaupt on community interests. The bill itself would eventually be shelved at the end of 2009. In her February 12, 2009 State of the City address City Council Speaker Christine Quinn proposed the .nyc TLD as a public-private partnership.Quinn Christine C . State of the City Address, Thursday, February 12, 2009 https://council.nyc.gov/press/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2016/12/2009_speech.pdf NYC Council December 25, 2018 names@work, now under the name DotNYC, opened a new dedicated website which reported on Quinn's speech. "The crowd, made up of elected politicians and dignitaries, literally chanted "Dot N – Y – C" at the end of her description of it".http://www.dotnyc.net/2009/02/introducing-nyc/ Introducing .NYC February 12, 2009 DotNYC.net December 25, 2018 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090218203525/http://www.dotnyc.net/2009/02/introducing-nyc/ February 18, 2009 mdy-all Further press reports were confidently quoted by DotNYC.Lombardi Frank City politicians eye '.nyc' domain to generate revenue https://www.nydailynews.com/2.1353/city-politicians-eye-nyc-domain-generate-revenue-article-1.393621 February 17, 2009 NY Daily News December 25, 2018 These included details that they expected to pay the city a third of all revenue, $3 million per year initially, rising to $10 million a year.Press for .NYC http://www.dotnyc.net/2009/02/press-for-nyc/ DotNYC.net December 25, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20100728023959/http://www.dotnyc.net/2009/02/press-for-nyc/ July 28, 2010 dead mdy-all In June 2009, DotNYC released a testimonial video of former Mayor Ed Koch saying "DotNYC is the best real estate opportunity since the Dutch bought Manhattan".Outstanding support for DotNYC, LLC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhaKnxJxrhc DotNYC December 25, 2018 Wheels had been put in motion and, on April 15, 2009, the New York City Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications (DoITT) issued a Request for Information (RFI). Connecting.nyc published its response,http://www.coactivate.org/projects/campaign-for.nyc/rfi-wiki-workspace/dotNYC-RFI-Response-Connecting-nyc-Inc-May-27-2009.doc DOC Connecting.nyc Inc. RFI submission May 27, 2009 December 25, 2018 October 1, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181001191141/https://www.coactivate.org/projects/campaign-for.nyc/rfi-wiki-workspace/dotNYC-RFI-Response-Connecting-nyc-Inc-May-27-2009.doc usurped which called for many names (second level domains) to be reserved for community use. On October 5, 2009 a Request for Proposals (RFP) was issued by the City of New York seeking "services to obtain, manage, administer, maintain and market the geographic Top Domain name .nyc."Services to Obtain, Operate, Manage, Administer, Maintain and Market the Geographic Top Level Domain Name .nyc https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/forward/documents/dotnyc/Appendix%20A.pdf NYCC.gov December 25, 2018 Notably, conditions included that proposals include a system of ensuring nexus with the city, and also a preliminary list of reserved names including all city precincts, schools, districts, and neighborhoods.http://isoc-ny.org/902 City issues RFP for .nyc management October 5, 2009 ISOC-NY Creation of .nyc In March 2012, name.space reported it had filed for trademark protection on a number of its TLDs, including .nyc.http://www.domainpulse.com/2012/03/26/name-space-claims-trademark-protection-over-482-gtlds/ Name.space Claims Trademark Protection Over 482 gTLDs David Goldstein DomainPulse March 26, 2012 December 25, 2018 December 26, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181226035353/http://www.domainpulse.com/2012/03/26/name-space-claims-trademark-protection-over-482-gtlds/ dead In April 2012 the city announced that NeuStar, Inc., a Virginia-based firm, had been selected from the RFP submissions and on June 12, 2012 the City of New York submitted an application to ICANN for the .nyc TLD. Neustar paid the $185,000 application fee.https://www.informationweek.com/government/open-government/nyc-to-apply-for-nyc--domain-/d/d-id/1103503 NYC To Apply For .nyc Domain March 22, 2012 Elizabeth Montalbano InformationWeek December 25, 2018 In May 2012 Garrin wrote to local dignitaries protesting the Neustar contract, and asserting name.space's rights to the .nyc TLD.https://thevillager.com/2012/05/17/net-pioneer-needs-help-in-fight-for-rights-to-nyc/ 'Net pioneer needs help in fight for rights to .nyc May 17, 2012 The Villager Clayton Patterson Clayton Patterson December 25, 2018 The application on behalf of the city passed initial evaluation at ICANN on May 24, 2013.http://newgtlds.icann.org/sites/default/files/ier/f3T5ufeSpeThAJezaxezuDtE/ie-1-1715-21938-en.pdf New gTLD Program: Initial Evaluation Report ICANN May 24, 2013 December 25, 2018http://seriouslymedia.com/2013/07/02/12/41/08/new-york-city-gets-own-domain-name-as-icann-approves-nyc/ New York City gets own domain name as ICANN approves ".nyc" Seriously Media July 2, 2013 December 25, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20160707205506/http://seriouslymedia.com/2013/07/02/12/41/08/new-york-city-gets-own-domain-name-as-icann-approves-nyc/ July 7, 2016 dead mdy-all ICANN delegated .nyc to the DNS root zone on March 20, 2014. Advisory board On March 22, 2013 the .NYC Community Advisory Board was formed. Members include Thomas Lowenhaupt, former ICANN Chair Esther Dyson, and representatives of the local tech and academic community.http://www.nyc.gov/html/digital/html/industry/dotnyc.shtml The .NYC Top-Level Domain: www.yourname.nyc dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130620223035/http://www.nyc.gov/html/digital/html/industry/dotnyc.shtml June 20, 2013 NYC Digital December 25, 2018 It was later disbanded.January 2017 References 35em External links Connecting.nyc Inc. https://web.archive.org/web/20200117114039/http://connecting.nyc/ January 17, 2020 non-profit promoting public interest in .nyc name.space alternative root system registrar .nyc registration statistics at nTLDStats .nyc at the ICANN Wiki Video http://isoc-ny.org/242 Connecting .nyc forum video joly May 30, 2008 ISOC NY December 25, 2018 http://isoc-ny.org/441 .nyc hearing (webcast) NY City Council joly Public hearing October 17, 2008 ISOC NY December 25, 2018 http://www.dotnyc.net/ed-koch Former Mayor Ed Koch Supports DotNYC June 11, 2009 DotNYC dead June 17, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090617002156/http://www.dotnyc.net/ed-koch/ December 25, 2018 http://isoc-ny.org/p2/3117 .nyc contract hearing friday 3/23 @DoITT #newgtlds #nyc #dotnyc March 23, 2012 joly Notice Board ISOC NY December 25, 2018 http://isoc-ny.org/p2/6183 VIDEO: #dotNYC Public Workshop and Info Session #ICANN #newgTLDs @nycdigital December 9, 2013 Notice Board joly ISOC NY December 25, 2018 Category:Top-level domains Category:Culture of New York City Category:Domain names in the United States Category:Internet properties established in 2014