.NYC domains go on sale to the general public

AM New York Cristian Salazar, 10/8/2014 "New Yorkers with physical addresses in the city can now grab a piece of virtual real estate with a .nyc domain name. The new top-level domains go on sale to the general public on Wednesday on a first-come, first-serve basis. The domains had been previously available only to a select group of nonprofits, government agencies and businesses. There’s a $20 annual fee and a $30 one-time application fee to register domains. Sales are expected to generate substantial revenue for the city, with at least $3.6 million guaranteed over the first five years of registrations." Go to the full article