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.nyc

.nyc is a generic extension, run by The City of New York by and through the New York City Department of Information Technology & Telecommunications since 2014. Anyone can register a .nyc name through a registrar that sells it.

TypeGeneric
Registry operatorThe City of New York by and through the New York City Department of Information Technology & Telecommunications
Who can registerAnyone
In the root zone since20 March 2014
DNSSECSigned
RDAP serverhttps://rdap.nic.nyc/
WHOIS serverwhois.nic.nyc
IANA recordiana.org/domains/root/db/nyc

Registrars that sell .nyc

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All 15 registrars for .nyc. Other registrars may sell it too.

Look up a .nyc domain

The .nyc registry publishes registration data over RDAP. The free domain report reads it and shows a .nyc domain's registrar, dates, status and DNS in one place. For the raw record, use the WHOIS lookup.

New to extensions? The guide to how domain extensions work covers generic, country-code and brand extensions. For who sells extensions in general, see the list of domain registrars.

Sources: the IANA root zone database and the ICANN list of generic extensions (refreshed 2026-10-24). Something out of date? Tell us.

Frequently asked questions

Who runs the .nyc extension?

The City of New York by and through the New York City Department of Information Technology & Telecommunications is the registry operator for .nyc. The registry keeps the list of every .nyc name; registrars sell the names to the public.

Can anyone register a .nyc domain?

Yes. Anyone can register a .nyc name through a registrar that sells it.

When was .nyc created?

.nyc was added to the DNS root zone on 20 March 2014, according to IANA.

How do I look up who owns a .nyc domain?

The .nyc registry publishes registration data over RDAP at https://rdap.nic.nyc/ and over WHOIS at whois.nic.nyc. The free domain report on lemon.domains reads it for you and shows the registrar, dates and status.

Is .nyc signed with DNSSEC?

Yes. The .nyc zone is signed, so a .nyc domain can turn on DNSSEC once its registrar adds a DS record.