New York City gets NYC-Domains

Michael Bloomberg, the mayor of New York, has recently announced, that ICANN has approved the .nyc domain. "Having our own unique, top-level domain — .nyc — puts New York City at the forefront of the digital landscape and creates new opportunities for our small businesses,” Michael Bloomberg asserts in a statement. "They’ll now be able to identify themselves as connected to New York City, one of the world’s strongest and most prestigious brands."

The city of New York describes the advantages of .nyc:

"These potential benefits include, but are not limited to:
- a source of New York City-specific information and online e-commerce for the millions of people who visit the City;
-business opportunities, leisure activities, or services for City residents;
-short and memorable Internet addresses and the increased ability to identify authentic New York City resources, businesses and information."

New York City continues: "The City also views the .nyc gTLD as a means to:
-enhance City resident, business and visitor access to government services;
-enable community communications and collaboration;
-help local businesses to market and thrive; and promote New York City overall."

ICANN accredited Registrar Secura aleady offers the pre-registration of nyc-domains.

Hans-Peter Oswald
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