Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village, Manhattan — the pixel-art map you can own
Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village is a 127-acre neighborhood in Manhattan, bordered by East Village, Gramercy and Murray Hill-Kips Bay. On nyc.world the whole neighborhood is pixel art — 237,159 tiles, about 29 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 Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village right now, covering 0.1% of it (254 tiles). The rest is open.
what's here
the latest claims inside Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village — each link opens the map on that spot.
- [pixel art]chopcheese · 1,960 tiles · 24d ago
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 Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village?
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 Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village 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 Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village?
Yes — that's the game. Anyone can take over a claim in Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village (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 Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village, 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.