Queens — the pixel-art map you can own

borough · 69,412 acres · 12 claims · 1.9% claimed

Queens covers 108.46 square miles — 69,412 acres, 129,321,680 map tiles — with 59 neighborhoods and 16 major parks on this map, the biggest being Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk at 1,076 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.

12 claims sit inside Queens right now, covering 1.9% of it (2,405,168 tiles). The rest is open.

pixel-art map of Queens, New York City on nyc.world
Queens 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 Queens 🗺 explore Queens on the map
$5minimum — your first spot in Queens
$1per block (8,192 tiles)
12claims here right now
1.9%of Queens is claimed

what's here

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

every neighborhood in Queens

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

parks in Queens

the other boroughs

frequently asked

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

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 Queens 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 Queens?

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