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Supporters
last modified January 27 by tomlowenhaupt
Many individuals and organizations have provided encouragement, support, and resources for the effort to acquire and develop the .nyc TLD. Those contributions are presented here.
Individuals
Elected Representatives
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Feature Need
We have a Sign-the-Petition form on our website. We would like a feature enabling residents to sign on as project supporters and facilitate the addition and removal of names.
See I'm on Board for details of another helpful project development tool.
Individuals
- Over 1,200 people have indicated an interest in the civic benefits of the .nyc TLD and are kept abreast of developments.
- We have met with 250 people that have indicated an active interest in contributing to .nyc developments.
- 112 people have signed our petition (January 2009).
- 32 people have requested that they be invited to our meetings.
- 52 people have joined our wiki Team.
- Our hard working Board of Directors has five members (January 3, 2009).
- Our new Resident Advisory Network has 8 members (January 1, 2009).
- And those offering advice via our Meetup, Facebook, Twitter, and good old email channels.
Civic Organizations
These organizations have indicated support for the .nyc TLD.
- Bronx Community Board 12
- Manhattan Community Board 12
- Municipal Art Society - Planning Center
- Queens Community Board 3
- Queens Chamber of Commerce Technology Committee
- Rotary Club - Jackson Heights
Elected Representatives
- U.S. Congress Member Joseph Crowley
- District Leader Danny Drumm
- Queens Borough President (then Council Member) Helen Marshall
- New York State Assembly Member Jose R. Peralta
- New York State Senator John Sabini
- City Council Member Helen Sears
In-Kind Contributing Supporters
- Alex Linsker - Alex provided superlative support in the areas of research and website design. For this he was declared Winner of The Prize .nyc for 2008.
- BlueBlastMedia - NYC - Assistance meeting our presentation equipment needs.
- New York Lawyers for the Public Interest - Provided guidance with our overall legal needs.
- Proskauer Rose LLP - Assistance with our incorporation as a N.Y.S. not-for-profit and filing our IRS 501(c)(3) application.
- The Open Planning Project - For supplying this great wiki and blog. Winner of The Prize .nyc for 2007.
