NYC boroughs checklist: how many of the five have you visited?
An interactive NYC boroughs checklist you can tick off and save. Track Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island, see your count, and turn each borough into a stamp.
Everyone who visits New York goes to Manhattan. Most people make it to Brooklyn. And then it gets quiet. Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island are where the checklist separates the tourists from the people who actually know the city.
Here's an easy way to find out where you stand. Go through the five below, tick the ones you've actually set foot in, and see your score. Whatever you tick saves on this device, so you can come back after your next trip.
The checklist
All five boroughs are here. Tick the ones you've been to and your progress saves in your browser.
NYC boroughs checklist
0 of 5Add them to your passport in Stampie
This list is saved on this device. In Stampie, each one becomes a passport stamp. Add your photos and the dates you went, and keep your progress synced across your phone and the web.
Manhattan 🏙️
The one everybody means when they say New York. Times Square, Central Park, the museums, the skyline. If you've been to the city at all, this one is ticked. The real move is getting past Midtown: the Village, Harlem and the northern tip around Inwood feel like three different cities on one island.
Brooklyn 🌉
Cross one bridge and the pace changes. Williamsburg for the food and the waterfront skyline view, Brooklyn Heights for the promenade, Coney Island for hot dogs and the boardwalk. A lot of people say their favorite New York day happened in Brooklyn.
Queens ✈️
The most diverse borough, and many would say the best one to eat in. Astoria, Flushing and Jackson Heights each cover a different half of the world, plate by plate. It's also the one you've technically been to if you flew into JFK or LaGuardia, but you know the rule: airports are up to you.
The Bronx ⚾
Yankee Stadium, the Bronx Zoo, the New York Botanical Garden, and Arthur Avenue, which locals will tell you is the real Little Italy. The Bronx is also the birthplace of hip hop, so it has a fair claim to changing the world more than any other borough.
Staten Island ⛴️
The tick that proves you were serious. The ferry there is free, runs all day, and sails right past the Statue of Liberty, which makes it one of the best free attractions in the city. Most visitors ride it and never step off the boat. Stepping off is what counts.
See the whole collection
Every borough has its own stamp in Stampie's New York Boroughs collection, ready to add to your journal the day you visit.
Quick note: Stampie is a small indie project made by people who love travel and collecting stamps. The borough designs are our own, just a fun way to mark where you've been. 🗽
The checklist is a nice start, but it only lives on this one device. To keep your boroughs for good, sync them across your phone and the web and line them up next to every country and city you've been to, that's what Stampie is for. Each borough becomes a stamp in your journal, with your own photos and the dates you went, there whenever you want to look back.
So, how many of the five have you got?
FAQ
How many boroughs does New York City have? Five: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island. Each one is also a county of New York State. The checklist above covers all five.
Is there a free NYC boroughs checklist? Yes. The checklist above lets you tick off every borough you've been to, saves your progress on your device, and needs no account. You can also download it as a printable PDF.
Does landing at JFK or LaGuardia count as visiting Queens? That's up to you. Some people only count a borough where they stopped and did something, others count anywhere they set foot. Pick a rule and stick to it so your number always means the same thing.
What's the easiest borough to visit? Staten Island is the easiest one people skip: the ferry from Lower Manhattan is free, takes about 25 minutes, and runs around the clock. Ride it, step off for a walk along the waterfront, and your fifth borough is done.
What's the best way to track the boroughs you've visited? Something you can update in the moment beats a list you keep up from memory. Stampie turns each borough into a stamp in your travel journal, with photos and dates, synced across your phone and the web.
Behind Stampie
The idea for Stampie started in Peru 🇵🇪, back in 2023. I’ve always loved collecting passport stamps, that small thrill of seeing a new one land at the border. On that trip they just waved me through. No stamp. A small thing, but it stuck with me.
Turns out a lot of countries have quietly stopped stamping. A couple of years later I built the first version of Stampie for a hackathon, somewhere to keep that little ritual alive even when the ink doesn’t come. A passport-style journal for anyone who still wants this souvenir from every trip.
It quietly found its way to people. As an indie team, we keep working on Stampie in coffee breaks, on weekends, and from wherever the next trip takes us.
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