New York City Map Maker
Draw on a free map of New York City. Outline areas, plot places and routes, and label anything, starting from the city's city limits. Nothing to install, and no account needed to start.
Mapping New York City
New York City is five boroughs, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island, with more than eight million people and hundreds of distinct neighborhoods. Its subway, ferries and bridges tie together places as different as Midtown, Coney Island and the Rockaways.
The city’s outline is a good base for mapping neighborhoods you’re comparing for an apartment search, a walking tour of your favorite blocks, or the delivery zones a business covers across the boroughs.
Ideas for your New York City map
- Compare neighborhoods for an apartment search
- Plan a walking tour of Lower Manhattan
- Draw delivery zones across the boroughs
How to make a map of New York City
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Start from the outline
The map opens on New York City's city limits, locked so it won't move as you draw over it.
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Draw and add places
Pick a tool from the toolbar to drop points, draw lines and routes, outline areas or add text. Search for any address or place to add it.
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Style it
Choose colors, icons, labels and a basemap. Group features into folders, and add descriptions that pop up when someone clicks.
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Save it and share it
Save the map to sign up free, and keep editing it in your account. Publish it at a link, or embed it in your website.
The docs go further: drawing, styling, importing your data and publishing.
Keep your map
Sign up free to save what you draw, keep editing it, and share it at a link or embed it in your site.
Questions
Is this New York City map free?
Yes. You can draw on it without an account, and saving your map to a free squidmaps account doesn't cost anything during the beta.
Do I need to sign up to use it?
No. Draw as much as you like: your map is kept in this browser while you work. To keep it for good, edit it later and share it, save it and sign up with your email address.
Can I add my own places to the map of New York City?
Yes. Search for addresses and places, drop pins, draw routes and areas, or import a spreadsheet, CSV or GeoJSON file of your own.
How do I share my map?
Once it's saved to your account, publish it: it gets its own link that anyone can open, and code to embed it in a website.
Can I download a map of New York City?
You can export your map's features as GeoJSON or as a squidmaps map document from the menu under the squid, and open them in other mapping tools.