Chinatown-Two Bridges, Manhattan — the pixel-art map you can own

neighborhood · 263 acres · 1 claim · <0.1% claimed · NTA MN0301

Chinatown-Two Bridges is a 263-acre neighborhood in Manhattan, bordered by Financial District-Battery Park City, Tribeca-Civic Center, SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square and Lower East Side. Its biggest green space is Alfred E. Smith Playground. On nyc.world the whole neighborhood is pixel art — 490,781 tiles, about 60 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 Chinatown-Two Bridges right now, covering <0.1% of it (231 tiles). The rest is open.

pixel-art map of Chinatown-Two Bridges, Manhattan on nyc.world
Chinatown-Two Bridges 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 Chinatown-Two Bridges
$1per block (8,192 tiles)
1claim here right now
<0.1%of Chinatown-Two Bridges is claimed

what's here

the latest claims inside Chinatown-Two Bridges — 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 Chinatown-Two Bridges?

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 Chinatown-Two Bridges 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 Chinatown-Two Bridges?

Yes — that's the game. Anyone can take over a claim in Chinatown-Two Bridges (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 Chinatown-Two Bridges, 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.

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

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