Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk, Queens — the pixel-art map you can own

park · 1,076 acres · 1 claim · <0.1% claimed

Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk is a 1,076-acre park in Queens, surrounded by Far Rockaway-Bayswater, Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere and Breezy Point-Belle Harbor-Rockaway Park-Broad Channel. On nyc.world it's drawn from the city's real park boundaries, trails, lawns and woods, pixel by pixel — 2,253,042 tiles, about 276 blocks at $1 each — and you can claim a corner of it: a bench, a meadow, the whole ballfield.

1 claim sits inside Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk right now, covering <0.1% of it (1,944 tiles). The rest is open.

pixel-art map of Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk, Queens on nyc.world
Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk as rendered on nyc.world — real park boundaries, paths and greenery from NYC Open Data, redrawn in pixels. Tap it to open the live map here.
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$5minimum — your first spot in Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk
$1per block (8,192 tiles)
1claim here right now
<0.1%of Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk is claimed

what's here

the latest claims inside Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk — each link opens the map on that spot.

nearby

the neighborhoods around the park — every one is its own page on the map.

frequently asked

How much does it cost to claim a spot in Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk?

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 Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk 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 Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk?

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

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