The Bronx covers 42.34 square miles — 27,098 acres, 50,588,916 map tiles — with 37 neighborhoods and 10 major parks on this map, the biggest being Pelham Bay Park at 2,772 acres. On nyc.world every block of it is pixel art rendered from the city's own data, and every block can be owned: about $1 a block, $5 minimum, anyone can outbid you for a dollar more.
6 claims sit inside The Bronx right now, covering <0.1% of it (50,456 tiles). The rest is open.
the latest claims inside The Bronx — each link opens the map on that spot.
37 neighborhood tabulation areas (NYC DCP, 2020). Each has its own page and its own pixel map.
About $1 per block — 8,192 map tiles, roughly one Manhattan block — with a $5 minimum per claim, which buys up to 40,960 tiles. The price is the area you select, so a single storefront or rooftop in The Bronx is the $5 minimum; pixel drawings pay only for the tiles you actually paint. Payment is by card through Stripe Checkout, and there are no refunds.
Yes — that's the game. Anyone can take over a claim in The Bronx (or anywhere on nyc.world) by paying its last price plus one dollar, or the plain area price for that spot, whichever is higher. Being outbid doesn't entitle you to a refund; you can always claim it back the same way.
A short message, an emoji, an uploaded image (pixelated to fit), or pixel art you draw straight onto the map. As the owner you can edit or remove your claim as often as you like for free, as long as it keeps the same spot — no account needed, edit access is saved in your browser with email recovery. The whole borough is a public, all-ages map, so keep it legal and safe.
full mechanics, pricing and rules: about nyc.world · terms.