We're proposing that members will vote in order to arbitrate domain name "collisions", as well create petitions in cases where they are dissatisfied with the use of a particular domain name.

This raises the question of who gets to be a member.  The vague answer is "every New Yorker".  So, what makes a New Yorker?

Proposal: .nyc member = nyc voter

Advantages

• someone else has already done the work for us in defining our members
• this information is public

Disadvantages

• it excludes young people, immigrants, and other disenfranchised folks

Proposal: .nyc member = nyc taxpayer

Advantages

• someone else has already done the work for us in defining our members
• could include dependents
  

Disadvantages

• excludes non-taxpayers
• info may be harder to get

Proposal: .nyc member = everybody!

Advantages

• minimal administration

Disadvantages

• possible invasion of persons who don't care about nyc