Pixel art map of New York City
USA. 80,523 pixels standing, painted by 53 people.
- Pixels standing
- 80,523
- Painters
- 53
- Squares in the city
- 21,205,9350.38% painted
- Residents per pixel
- 1048,336,000 people live here
- Oldest pixel standing
- Dec 25, 2025
Spotlight: New York City closes Sep 7, 2026. New York City is the spotlight city this week.
standingsTry 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.
New York City, week by week
The same block of New York City pictured every week since Sep 5, 2026. The second week arrives next Monday.
Finished work in New York City
Pieces their painters froze from the map and put in the gallery.
Happy Pride Month!3,353 pixels by AralynDarkwhisper, 7 upvotes
New York City Trees190 pixels by canadian person, 7 upvotes
Buff moth17,994 pixels by Dakar, 5 upvotes
Fuck ICE86 pixels by Happy Ninja, 1 upvoteTop painters in New York City
Ranked by pixels placed inside the boundary. Purchased boosts move nothing here.
Events in New York City
- Spotlight: New York City, Aug 24, 202613 people, 20,591 pixels, led by AralynDarkwhisper
- Paint Hour in New York City, Aug 15, 20261 person, 655 pixels, led by AralynDarkwhisper
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 80,523 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.
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