Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn — the pixel-art map you can own

neighborhood · 1,388 acres · 1 claim · <0.1% claimed · NTA BK0601

Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook is a 1,388-acre neighborhood in Brooklyn, bordered by Brooklyn Heights, Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill, Park Slope, Windsor Terrace-South Slope and Sunset Park (West). Its biggest green space is Red Hook Recreation Area (59 acres). On nyc.world the whole neighborhood is pixel art — 2,584,578 tiles, about 316 blocks at $1 each — and any of it can be yours: pick a spot, write a message, drop an image, or pixel-draw on a roof.

1 claim sits inside Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook right now, covering <0.1% of it (288 tiles). The rest is open.

pixel-art map of Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn on nyc.world
Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook as rendered on nyc.world — real building footprints, streets, parks and shoreline from NYC Open Data, redrawn in pixels. Tap it to open the live map here.
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$5minimum — your first spot in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook
$1per block (8,192 tiles)
1claim here right now
<0.1%of Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook is claimed

what's here

the latest claims inside Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook — each link opens the map on that spot.

nearby

neighbors, parks, and the borough — every one is its own page on the map.

frequently asked

How much does it cost to claim a spot in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook?

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 Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook 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.

Can someone take my spot in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook?

Yes — that's the game. Anyone can take over a claim in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook (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.

What can I put on Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, and can I change it later?

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 neighborhood is a public, all-ages map, so keep it legal and safe.

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