Manhattan — the pixel-art map you can own

borough · 14,535 acres · 26 claims · 7.7% claimed

Manhattan covers 22.71 square miles — 14,535 acres, 27,103,147 map tiles — with 32 neighborhoods and 21 major parks on this map, the biggest being Central Park at 840 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.

26 claims sit inside Manhattan right now, covering 7.7% of it (2,097,284 tiles). The rest is open.

pixel-art map of Manhattan, New York City on nyc.world
Manhattan 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.
⛏ claim a spot in Manhattan 🗺 explore Manhattan on the map
$5minimum — your first spot in Manhattan
$1per block (8,192 tiles)
26claims here right now
7.7%of Manhattan is claimed

what's here

the latest claims inside Manhattan — each link opens the map on that spot.

every neighborhood in Manhattan

32 neighborhood tabulation areas (NYC DCP, 2020). Each has its own page and its own pixel map.

parks in Manhattan

the other boroughs

frequently asked

How much does it cost to claim a spot in Manhattan?

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 Manhattan 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 Manhattan?

Yes — that's the game. Anyone can take over a claim in Manhattan (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 Manhattan, 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 borough is a public, all-ages map, so keep it legal and safe.

full mechanics, pricing and rules: about nyc.world · terms.

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