John V. Lindsay East River Park is a 46-acre park in Manhattan, surrounded by Lower East Side and East Village. On nyc.world it's drawn from the city's real park boundaries, trails, lawns and woods, pixel by pixel — 83,513 tiles, about 11 blocks at $1 each — and you can claim a corner of it: a bench, a meadow, the whole ballfield.
Nobody has claimed anything in John V. Lindsay East River Park yet — the first spot costs $5.
Nothing yet. John V. Lindsay East River Park is 83,513 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.
the neighborhoods around the park — 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 John V. Lindsay East River Park 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 John V. Lindsay East River Park (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 park is a public, all-ages map, so keep it legal and safe.
full mechanics, pricing and rules: about nyc.world · terms.