St. George-New Brighton, Staten Island — the pixel-art map you can own

neighborhood · 605 acres · 2 claims · 0.5% claimed · NTA SI0101

St. George-New Brighton is a 605-acre neighborhood in Staten Island, bordered by Tompkinsville-Stapleton-Clifton-Fox Hills and West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill. Its biggest green space is Jones Woods Park (17 acres). On nyc.world the whole neighborhood is pixel art — 1,126,067 tiles, about 138 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 St. George-New Brighton right now, covering 0.5% of it (5,220 tiles). The rest is open.

pixel-art map of St. George-New Brighton, Staten Island on nyc.world
St. George-New Brighton 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 St. George-New Brighton
$1per block (8,192 tiles)
2claims here right now
0.5%of St. George-New Brighton is claimed

what's here

the latest claims inside St. George-New Brighton — 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 St. George-New Brighton?

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 St. George-New Brighton 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 St. George-New Brighton?

Yes — that's the game. Anyone can take over a claim in St. George-New Brighton (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 St. George-New Brighton, 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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