Pretty soon, anyone can snag a hot city address.
The Big Apple is poised to get its very own Internet domain – .nyc – for individuals, businesses and government agencies who want a snazzy new option for their Web sites.
Council Speaker Christine Quinn, in her annual State of the City Speech yesterday, announced that work was being done to add the new Web address option next year.
“A local business won’t have to outbid a guy in Kansas to get TonysPizza.com. They’ll be able to get TonysPizza.nyc,” Quinn said.
The city would receive a third of any proceeds on domain names, which would cost about $10 a piece.
Mayor Bloomberg, whose approval would be needed, supports the idea, but will not change any city Web sites to incorporate the new domain, said spokesman Andrew Brent.
There are several cities throughout the world, including Paris, that also want to purchase their own domain name.
Anthony Van Couvering, CEO of a company called dotNYC, predicted roughly $3 million would flow into city coffers each year by the third year of the domain’s existence.