UPDATED TONIGHT Banksy Arrives in New York

Banksy has been traveling across the country for the last couple of weeks, doing pieces and promoting his movie "Exit Through The Giftshop". After he hit Toronto and Boston, streetart enthusiasts were betting he'd show up in NYC. Those suspicions turned out to be true this morning, when this piece showed up at Cedar and Trinity down by Wall Street. Email us at tips@gothamist.com if you spot any more!

Related: according to our archives, the last time Banksy did work in NYC was October, 2008, when he was promoting his Petshop in the West Village.

Updated 11:06AM: we discovered a second Banksy in DUMBO at Water and Jay. Anyone else see any?

Updated 4pm: we got a hot tip on a third Banksy in SoHo, and sent Luna Park over to investigate. Turned out to be genuine. Still working to pin down rumors of Chinatown and Williamsburg pieces- stay tuned!

Updated 7:23pm: Chinatown Banksy is verified! See picture above. Any other sightings or rumors?

Updated 7:15am, May 18: The Soho, Financial District, and Chinatown Banksy pieces have already been dissed!

Contact the author of this article or email tips@gothamist.com with further questions, comments or tips.

By Jake Dobkin in Arts & Entertainment on May 17, 2010 7:27 PM

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resa

OMG. Will that stupid f*****g dead rat ever go away?

movi

Really? Banksy? This shit matters? Oy.

Cannibal

On marks, get set, DESTROY

k3vin

Everyone is quick to assume these are banksy's simply because they are stencils.

ivyleaguecrew

Here are the addresses:

1. I

2. Chinatown is at East Broadway and where Bowery ends (on East Broadway)

3. Dumbo one is on Hudson Ave. and John St. (north east corner on John St.)

4. Soho one is off Broadway on Grand St. (west side)

5. Lower East Side one is on Stanton and Ludlow

Good luck cub scouts

Love2HateNYC

Can we get the exact addresses of these pieces please????

zincink

you owe me a red pen!

matty

I am amazed at the popularity of these articles. Chicagoist had over 30,000 views about it's Banksy coverage, Torontoist was something in the 50,000 range. Crazy.

matty

Chicagoist now has 40,000 views. For one single banksy piece. craziness.

Ev

Could he be in town to build on the Fairey wall near Houston? I feel like it hasn't had enough attention...

doublej

Anyone know where in SOHO that is?

everyAframe

I have a distinct opinion about this artist and their success, and when I disclose it I hope you will deduce or assume certain things about me that (I feel) elevate me above others here. But I forgot what it is.

fosiacat

stay off my turf, punk.

petemac

Who goes to Soho for art?

theLtrain

Stay illegal.

S.K.

Mr. Banks is a faceless coward. I hope he gets his comeuppance.

everyAframe

You know what else I hate, Mr. Wilson? When that Dennis The Menace walks on our lawns.

janelle

i think i saw one last week on union at metropolitan, on the side of el moderno. i didn't look closely, i was rushing to the train.

doublej

That was a piece by DOLK

ivyleaguecrew

I was where that piece appeared last night and there was a van and some kind of white tent propped up against the wall (construction-like) setup that was lit up and they must have been working behind it. (mystery solved of how he does this stuff without anyone ever seeing them)