400 .NYC Neighborhood Domain Names Up For Grabs By Community Groups

The City of New York has reserved roughly 400 neighborhood names for use by community groups to develop new online hubs for civic engagement, online organizing and information-sharing.

Neighborhood names are now available and will be licensed to community groups through a competitive application process.

In order to be eligible for a .nyc neighborhood name, the lead organization must meet the following minimum qualifications: (a) registered as a not-for-profit, public benefit corporation or local development corporation, and (b) located within the neighborhood for which a .nyc domain name is sought.

You can submit an expression of interest here.

But how did the neighborhoods.nyc project started? One of the unheralded achievements of the de Blasio administration’s first year was saving the neighborhood domain names – Astoria.nyc, Bensonhurst.nyc, Chelsea.nyc, etc. from the auction block. Under Bloomberg, these historic names were slotted to be sold off during the Landrush period to whoever had the biggest bank account. But under the guidance of Mayor de Blasio’s Sr. Adviser Jeff Merritt, the names were reserved:

The City of New York has reserved roughly 400 neighborhood names for use by community groups to develop new online hubs for civic engagement, online organizing and information-sharing. Neighborhood names will be available beginning in Fall 2014 and will be licensed to community groups through a competitive application process.

In order to be eligible for a .nyc neighborhood name, the lead organization must meet the following minimum qualifications: (a) registered as a not-for-profit, public benefit corporation or local development corporation, and (b) located within the neighborhood for which a .nyc domain name is sought.

Here is a list of the .NYC Neighborhood Domain Names:

Allerton.nyc
Annadale.nyc
ArdenHeights.nyc
Arlington.nyc
Arrochar.nyc
Arverne.nyc
Astoria.nyc
Auburndale.nyc
BaisleyPark.nyc
BathBeach.nyc
Bathgate.nyc
batterypark.nyc
BatteryParkCity.nyc
Baychester.nyc
BayRidge.nyc
Bayside.nyc
Bayswater.nyc
BayTerrace.nyc
Bedford.nyc
BedfordPark.nyc
BedfordStuyvesant.nyc
BedStuy.nyc
Beechhurst.nyc
BeekmanPlace.nyc
Bellaire.nyc
BelleHarbor.nyc
Bellerose.nyc
Belmont.nyc
Bensonhurst.nyc
BergenBeach.nyc
Blissville.nyc
Bloomfield.nyc
BoerumHill.nyc
BoroPark.nyc
BoroughPark.nyc
BreezyPoint.nyc
Briarwood.nyc
BrightonBeach.nyc
BroadChannel.nyc
BroadwayJunction.nyc
Bronxdale.nyc
BronxParkSouth.nyc
BronxRiver.nyc
BrooklynHeights.nyc
Brookville.nyc
Brownsville.nyc
Bruckner.nyc
BullsHead.nyc
BullsHeads.nyc
Bushwick.nyc
ButlerManor.nyc
CambriaHeights.nyc
Canarsie.nyc
CarnegieHill.nyc
CarrollGardens.nyc
CastleHill.nyc
CastletonCorners.nyc
CentralHarlem.nyc
Charleston.nyc
Chelsea.nyc
ChelseaSI.nyc
Chinatown.nyc
CityIsland.nyc
CityLine.nyc
CivicCenter.nyc
ClaremontVillage.nyc
ClasonPoint.nyc
Clifton.nyc
Clinton.nyc
ClintonHill.nyc
CobbleHill.nyc
CollegePoint.nyc
Concord.nyc
Concourse.nyc
ConcourseVillage.nyc
ConeyIsland.nyc
CoopCity.nyc
Corona.nyc
CoronaHeights.nyc
CountryClub.nyc
CrotonaPark.nyc
CrownHeights.nyc
CunninghamHeights.nyc
CypressHills.nyc
DiamondDistrict.nyc
Ditmars.nyc
DitmasPark.nyc
DitmasVillage.nyc
Domain
DonganHills.nyc
Douglaston.nyc
Downtown.nyc
DowntownBrooklyn.nyc
DUMBO.nyc
DykerHeights.nyc
Eastchester.nyc
EastchesterBay.nyc
EastElmhurst.nyc
EastFlatbush.nyc
EastFlushing.nyc
EastGravesend.nyc
EastHarlem.nyc
EastNewYork.nyc
eastriver.nyc
EastTremont.nyc
EastVillage.nyc
EastWilliamsburg.nyc
Edenwald.nyc
Edgemere.nyc
Edgewater.nyc
EdgewaterPark.nyc
Egbertville.nyc
EllisIsland.nyc
Elmhurst.nyc
ElmPark.nyc
Eltingville.nyc
EmersonHill.nyc
Erasmus.nyc
Farragut.nyc
FarRockaway.nyc
fashiondistrict.nyc
Fieldston.nyc
FinancialDistrict.nyc
FishBay.nyc
Flatbush.nyc
Flatiron.nyc
Flatlands.nyc
FloralPark.nyc
Flushing.nyc
FlushingAvenue.nyc
Fordham.nyc
ForestHills.nyc
ForestPark.nyc
FortGeorge.nyc
FortGreene.nyc
FortHamilton.nyc
FortWadsworth.nyc
FreshMeadows.nyc
FtGreene.nyc
FultonFerry.nyc
FultonMall.nyc
FultonMarket.nyc
GardenBay.nyc
GarmentDistrict.nyc
Georgetown.nyc
GerritsenBeach.nyc
Glendale.nyc
GlenOaks.nyc
Gowanus.nyc
GramercyPark.nyc
Graniteville.nyc
GrantCity.nyc
Grasmere.nyc
Gravesend.nyc
GreatKills.nyc
Greenpoint.nyc
Greenridge.nyc
GreenwichVillage.nyc
GrymesHill.nyc
HamiltonHeights.nyc
HardingPark.nyc
Harlem.nyc
HeartlandVillage.nyc
HellsKitchen.nyc
HeraldSquare.nyc
Highbridge.nyc
HighlandPark.nyc
highline.nyc
Hillcrest.nyc
HilltopVillage.nyc
Hollis.nyc
HollisHills.nyc
Holliswood.nyc
Homecrest.nyc
HowardBeach.nyc
HowlandHook.nyc
HudsonSquare.nyc
hudsonyards.nyc
Huguenot.nyc
HuntsPoint.nyc
Inwood.nyc
JacksonHeights.nyc
Jamaica.nyc
jamaicabay.nyc
JamaicaEstates.nyc
JeromePark.nyc
Kensington.nyc
KewGardens.nyc
KingsBay.nyc
Kingsbridge.nyc
KingsbridgeHeights.nyc
KingsHighway.nyc
KipsBay.nyc
Laconia.nyc
Laurelton.nyc
LefrakCity.nyc
LenoxHill.nyc
LibertyIsland.nyc
LibertyPark.nyc
LIC.nyc
LighthouseHill.nyc
LincolnSquare.nyc
Lindenwood.nyc
LittleItaly.nyc
LittleNeck.nyc
Livingston.nyc
LocustPoint.nyc
LongIslandCity.nyc
Longwood.nyc
LowerEastSide.nyc
Madison.nyc
MadisonAve.nyc
MadisonAvenue.nyc
Malba.nyc
ManhattanBeach.nyc
ManhattanTerrace.nyc
ManhattanValley.nyc
Manhattanville.nyc
Mapleton.nyc
MarbleHill.nyc
MarinePark.nyc
MarinersHarbor.nyc
Maspeth.nyc
meatpacking.nyc
meatpackingdistrict.nyc
MeiersCorners.nyc
Melrose.nyc
MiddleVillage.nyc
MidlandBeach.nyc
Midtown.nyc
MidtownEast.nyc
MidtownWest.nyc
Midwood.nyc
MillBasin.nyc
MillIsland.nyc
MorningsideHeights.nyc
Morrisania.nyc
MorrisHeights.nyc
MorrisPark.nyc
MottHaven.nyc
MountEden.nyc
MountHope.nyc
MurrayHill.nyc
NavyYard.nyc
Neponsit.nyc
NewBrighton.nyc
NewDorp.nyc
NewHydePark.nyc
NewLots.nyc
NewSpringville.nyc
NoHo.nyc
Nolita.nyc
NoMad.nyc
NorthCorona.nyc
NorthEast.nyc
NorthRiverdale.nyc
Northside.nyc
NorthWest.nyc
Norwood.nyc
OaklandGardens.nyc
Oakwood.nyc
OceanBreeze.nyc
OceanHill.nyc
OceanParkway.nyc
OldAstoria.nyc
OldTown.nyc
Olinville.nyc
OzonePark.nyc
PaerdegatBasin.nyc
ParkAve.nyc
ParkAvenue.nyc
Parkchester.nyc
ParkHill.nyc
ParkSlope.nyc
PelhamBay.nyc
PelhamGardens.nyc
PelhamParkway.nyc
PeterCooperVillage.nyc
PleasantPlains.nyc
PlumBeach.nyc
PomonakHouses.nyc
Pomonok.nyc
PortIvory.nyc
PortMorris.nyc
PortRichmond.nyc
PrincesBay.nyc
ProspectHeights.nyc
ProspectLeffertsGardens.nyc
ProspectParkSouth.nyc
QueensboroHill.nyc
Queensbridge.nyc
QueensVillage.nyc
RandallManor.nyc
RandallsIsland.nyc
Ravenswood.nyc
RedHook.nyc
RegoPark.nyc
RemsenVillage.nyc
RichmondHill.nyc
RichmondTown.nyc
RichmondValley.nyc
Ridgewood.nyc
Riverdale.nyc
Rochdale.nyc
RochdaleVillage.nyc
Rockaway.nyc
RockawayBeach.nyc
RockawayPark.nyc
RooseveltIsland.nyc
Rosebank.nyc
Rosedale.nyc
Rossville.nyc
RugbyBrooklyn.nyc
Schuylerville.nyc
Seagate.nyc
Seaside.nyc
SheepsheadBay.nyc
ShoreAcres.nyc
SilverBeach.nyc
SilverLake.nyc
SoHo.nyc
Somerville.nyc
Soundview.nyc
SouthBeach.nyc
SouthJamaica.nyc
SouthOzonePark.nyc
Southside.nyc
SouthStreetSeaport.nyc
SouthVillage.nyc
SpencerEstates.nyc
SpringCreek.nyc
SpringfieldGardens.nyc
SpuytenDuyvil.nyc
StAlbans.nyc
Stapleton.nyc
StarrettCity.nyc
Steinway.nyc
StGeorge.nyc
StuyTown.nyc
StuyvesantHeights.nyc
StuyvesantTown.nyc
Sunnyside.nyc
SunsetPark.nyc
SuttonPlace.nyc
ThrogsNeck.nyc
TimesSquare.nyc
TodtHill.nyc
TompkinsSquare.nyc
Tompkinsville.nyc
Tottenville.nyc
Travis.nyc
Tribeca.nyc
TudorCity.nyc
TudorVillage.nyc
TurtleBay.nyc
TwoBridges.nyc
Unionport.nyc
UnionSquare.nyc
UniversityHeights.nyc
UpperEastSide.nyc
UpperWestSide.nyc
Utopia.nyc
VanCortlandtVillage.nyc
VanCortlandVillage.nyc
VanNest.nyc
VinegarHill.nyc
Wakefield.nyc
WallStreet.nyc
WardsIsland.nyc
WashingtonHeights.nyc
Weeksville.nyc
WestBrighton.nyc
WestchesterSquare.nyc
Westerleigh.nyc
WestFarms.nyc
WestHarlem.nyc
WestVillage.nyc
Whitestone.nyc
WilletsPoint.nyc
Williamsbridge.nyc
Williamsburg.nyc
WindsorTerrace.nyc
Wingate.nyc
Woodhaven.nyc
Woodlawn.nyc
Woodrow.nyc
Woodside.nyc
Woodstock.nyc
Yorkville.nyc
Zerega.nyc