East Flatbush-Remsen Village is a 420-acre neighborhood in Brooklyn, bordered by East New York-New Lots, Canarsie, Brownsville, Crown Heights (South) and East Flatbush-Rugby. Its biggest green space is Railroad Playground. On nyc.world the whole neighborhood is pixel art — 781,378 tiles, about 96 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.
Nobody has claimed anything in East Flatbush-Remsen Village yet — the first spot costs $5.
Nothing yet. East Flatbush-Remsen Village is 781,378 empty tiles waiting for a first message, a logo, a pixel mural, or a pigeon. Open the map here, switch to ⛏ claim, tap two corners.
neighbors, parks, and the borough — every one is its own page on the 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 East Flatbush-Remsen Village 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 East Flatbush-Remsen Village (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 neighborhood is a public, all-ages map, so keep it legal and safe.
full mechanics, pricing and rules: about nyc.world · terms.