PLACE PIXELS
paint in New York City

Pixel art map of New York City

USA. 146,826 pixels standing, painted by 95 people.

The busiest painted block in New York City on the Place Pixels world map
The busiest block in New York City this week, rendered from the live map a few minutes ago. Each square is 10 meters of the real city.
Pixels standing
146,826
Painters
95
Squares in the city
21,205,9350.69% painted
Murals
1
Residents per pixel
578,336,000 people live here
Oldest pixel standing
Dec 25, 2025
Flying the colors
[CIFURS] Channel Island FurriesLed the city last season
live

Spotlight: New York City closes Oct 26, 2026. New York City is the spotlight city this week.

standings

Try a block of New York City

Real paint from the busiest block, 14 squares across. Pick a color and add to it. Nothing here reaches the live map, and the button under it opens the same block for real.

One block of New York Cityfrom the map
you placed0px

Pick a color, then click a square. There is no wait between them.

open New York City

New York City, week by week

The same block of New York City pictured every week since Sep 5, 2026. Drag to scrub through 8 weeks.

New York City on Oct 19, 2026, 136,972 pixels standing
Oct 19, 2026: 136,972 pixels standing, 94 people, up 56,449 since Sep 5, 2026.

Murals in New York City

Paint-by-number outlines anyone can help fill. Every cell credits the person who painted it.

Target artwork for hot doghot dog
11,641 of 11,713 cells, 99%, 5 people

Finished work in New York City

Pieces their painters froze from the map and put in the gallery.

Happy Pride Month!, pixel art by AralynDarkwhisperHappy Pride Month!3,353 pixels by AralynDarkwhisper, 7 upvotesNew York City Trees, pixel art by canadian personNew York City Trees190 pixels by canadian person, 7 upvotesBuff moth, pixel art by DakarBuff moth17,994 pixels by Dakar, 5 upvotesblue box, pixel art by Quirky Dragonblue box9 pixels by Quirky Dragon, 2 upvotesblue box part 2, pixel art by Quirky Dragonblue box part 29 pixels by Quirky Dragon, 2 upvotesFuck ICE, pixel art by Happy NinjaFuck ICE86 pixels by Happy Ninja, 1 upvotebox, pixel art by fluffy1box4 pixels by fluffy1, 0 upvotes

Top painters in New York City

Ranked by pixels placed inside the boundary. Purchased boosts move nothing here.

the full board on the map

Events in New York City

  • Paint Hour in New York City, Oct 17, 20260 people, 0 pixels
  • Spotlight: New York City, Oct 12, 202617 people, 33,256 pixels
  • Spotlight: New York City, Oct 5, 20268 people, 11,387 pixels, led by AralynDarkwhisper
  • Season 3 finale hour in New York City, Sep 30, 20260 people, 0 pixels
  • Spotlight: New York City, Sep 28, 202611 people, 3,280 pixels
  • Spotlight: New York City, Sep 21, 202611 people, 2,452 pixels, led by AralynDarkwhisper
  • Paint Hour in New York City, Sep 19, 20261 person, 49 pixels

Common questions

Is there an r/place or wplace for New York City?

Place Pixels is one shared canvas laid over the real world, so New York City is on it at street level. Every square is 10 meters across, it never resets, and 146,826 pixels are standing there now.

How do I paint in New York City?

Open the map at New York City, pick a color, and click a square. Your first 50 pixels go down before you make an account. Pixels placed inside the city boundary count toward its board.

Who is on the New York City board?

AralynDarkwhisper leads all time. Standings reset each season, so a newcomer competes against one quarter rather than every year at once, and ranking counts unboosted placement only.

Paint in New York City

One shared map of the real world, cut into 10-meter squares. Pixels inside the boundary count toward the New York City board.

open the map at New York Citypost it to r/nyc