West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill, Staten Island — the pixel-art map you can own

neighborhood · 1,948 acres · 1 claim · <0.1% claimed · NTA SI0104

West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill is a 1,948-acre neighborhood in Staten Island, bordered by St. George-New Brighton, Tompkinsville-Stapleton-Clifton-Fox Hills, Rosebank-Shore Acres-Park Hill, Todt Hill-Emerson Hill-Lighthouse Hill-Manor Heights, Westerleigh-Castleton Corners and Port Richmond. Its biggest green space is Silver Lake Park (206 acres). On nyc.world the whole neighborhood is pixel art — 3,625,088 tiles, about 443 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.

1 claim sits inside West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill right now, covering <0.1% of it (3,052 tiles). The rest is open.

pixel-art map of West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill, Staten Island on nyc.world
West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill 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 West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill
$1per block (8,192 tiles)
1claim here right now
<0.1%of West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill is claimed

what's here

the latest claims inside West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill — 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 West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill?

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 West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill 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 West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill?

Yes — that's the game. Anyone can take over a claim in West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill (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 West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill, 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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