Lower East Side, Manhattan — the pixel-art map you can own

neighborhood · 376 acres · 2 claims · 0.3% claimed · NTA MN0302

Lower East Side is a 376-acre neighborhood in Manhattan, bordered by SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square, East Village and Chinatown-Two Bridges. Its biggest green space is John V. Lindsay East River Park (46 acres). On nyc.world the whole neighborhood is pixel art — 701,051 tiles, about 86 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.

2 claims sit inside Lower East Side right now, covering 0.3% of it (2,252 tiles). The rest is open.

pixel-art map of Lower East Side, Manhattan on nyc.world
Lower East Side 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 Lower East Side
$1per block (8,192 tiles)
2claims here right now
0.3%of Lower East Side is claimed

what's here

the latest claims inside Lower East Side — 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 Lower East Side?

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 Lower East Side 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 Lower East Side?

Yes — that's the game. Anyone can take over a claim in Lower East Side (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 Lower East Side, 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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