Is the tourist sidewalk line that suddenly showed up earlier this week actually a work of Banksy? A tipster pointed us to Banksy's book Wall and Piece, which has several examples of his text work, which bear some resemblance to the sidewalk lane (you can see some of those examples above). Banksy pieces have been popping up all over the city during the past week since his arrival in NY, and the sidewalk line has simultaneously become the "talk of the internet." more ›

Since Banksy began putting up pieces in the city over the weekend, dozens of readers have emailed pictures of pieces they've seen around the city. Most of the time, these emails have come with a note that says "New Banksy piece discovered!" - but in every case, the art work in question was not actually by Banksy, but by other artists in a similar vein. Therefore, to spare you any further confusion, we've put together this helpful gallery of the most frequently confused pieces—it will allow you to amaze your friends with your street art sophistication. more ›

We decided to check out the Banksy pieces this morning and, lo and behold, the ones in the Chinatown, Financial District, and Soho have already been hit by Poster Boy, Smart Crew, and some weird guy's face. We'll be heading over to DUMBO later to see how that piece survived. more ›

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! more ›

Street artist Clark Clark (fake name alert) has been urging New Yorkers to vote through his "VOTE" graffiti campaign. The design mimics that of Robert Indiana's famous LOVE sculpture circa the 1970s. The 25-year-old Clark told The Villager:

“I’ve hit four boroughs now,” Clark said, sitting in his Flatbush, Brooklyn, apartment, surrounded by his own work. “I still want to do Staten Island. I had wanted to go and do all of Vito Fossella’s walls, but he did the right thing and stepped down.”