The Coolest Street Art in New York Right Now

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Location: 190 Bowery, Manhattan

Stikman is kind of like Space Invader but with Banksy's cloak of anonymity. His art is everywhere, and if you begin to pay attention, you will start seeing his signature stick men all over the city.

Location: 155 Grand Street, off of Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn

Bedford and Bowery posted a video of Rostarr creating a mural at the Bedford + Bowery Newsroom in Williamsburg. His intricate and fluid calligraphy builds into an awesome mural before our eyes in this video.

Location: Eldridge Street, Manhattan

Dee Dee combines elegance and street style in the best possible way. This work mixes a hot girl, a skull, and neon colors. What's not to like?

Location: Mulberry Street on the side of Cha Cha's Cafe and Bar, Manhattan

The Little Italy Street Art Project (L.I.S.A) never fails to bring us amazing street art. This piece by Tristan Eaton features the Statue of Liberty's face collaged with messages and patterns.

Location: Governors Island

This piece is made of 53,780 recycled plastic bottles. This specific number is the average number of plastic bottles thrown away in New York City in only one hour. The bottles are partially filled with a blue liquid so the cloud is even more beautiful on the inside than out.

Location: 24th Street and 6th Avenue, Manhattan

This clever Banksy was still intact at the time this was written. Go explore the loving relationship between dog and fire hydrant before it's gone.

Location: 5POINTZ, Long Island City, Queens

This majestic tiger that is resting on water is only visible from certain vantage points, like from the subway. Those who are lucky enough to see it love this amazing collaboration.

Location: Welling Court, Astoria, Queens

This tribute to Miles Davis was a collaboration between Chris Stain and Billy Mode. It is a beautiful piece that brings together graffiti writing and portraiture to creatively fill the space.

Location: Park Slope, Brooklyn

JR is bringing his "Inside Out" project to Brooklyn. So far less than 150 posters have been put up, but Brooklyn is anticipating many more. The project involves the public, in groups of 5 or more, submitting their black and white portraits. If selected, the group receives a large poster from the artist. Then the participants put the poster up in a place of their choosing.

Location: 130 Hope Street at Keap Street, Brooklyn

This piece just went up in the past few days. It was done for Converse Rubber Tracks. The wall is completely covered in various different faces. The piece is so complex that there is something new to find every time you look at it. The artist also gives us a sneak peek into how he plans these pieces with a photo of his quick sketch. 

Location: Giovanna's on Hester and Mulberry Streets, Manhattan

This beautiful piece features golden sculptures of a dog, a cherry, and pearls. The elegant composition adds a sense of luxury to the streets of New York.

Location: 41 Cooper Square, Manhattan

Concrete Confessional is a Banksy piece the he creatively places in a concrete recess out on the street that coincidentally looks like a confessional. There are two other images next to the clergyman that have turned out to be quite a mystery because Banksy only claimed to have created one of the pieces in the interesting triptych.

Location: Spring Bank at Gerard Avenue and 69 E. 167th Street, Bronx

This soulful piece was done for the Bronx Museum under their street art initiative. The mural portrays a deep joyous emotion in a seemingly candid moment. Walking past this mural is sure to put a smile on anyone's face. 

Location: Bronx, NY

This Breast Cancer Awareness piece has an inspiring message along with an aesthetic composition. The mural has gotten so much love and respect from the community.

Location: 159 Ludlow Street, Manhattan

This Banksy is still intact, so far. The piece plays with depth by painting the mural on the wall but finishing it on the car in front of it. The wall portion has horses wearing goggles. The car has targets and men holding weapons on it.

Location: The underpass on York and Pearl Streets, Brooklyn

This beautiful piece was done by DaLeast for Jonathan Levine Gallery's show "10 Years of Wooster Collective: 2003-2013." It's delicacy and unexpected placement creates an awesome piece of street art.

Location: Bushwick Collective, Troutman Street and Saint Nicholas Avenue, Brooklyn

Wise 2 is a Kenyan artist who often blends motifs from his culture into his art. The geometric shapes and patterns feel foreign yet modern.

Location: Mulberry and Broome Streets, Manhattan

This piece is also part of the L.I.S.A project. It's a beautiful Audrey Hepburn portrait with prints similar to Eaton's Lady Liberty piece. We love that his two works for this project tie together so well.

Location: 5POINTZ, Long Island City, Queens

This blue piece is incredibly detailed and creatively painted, but we expect nothing less from 5PTZ. The massive mural seems to be a take on Beauty and the Beast, but with a half-man-half-bull replacing the original Beast. Even the colors yellow and blue keep up with the theme, but they are slightly different shades of yellow and blue than those used in the Disney flick. 

Location: 5POINTZ, Long Island City, Queens

This piece is located right before the entrance to the 5PTZ stage area. It's a dope recreation of the food chain. The detail, concept, and brilliant execution make this piece extraordinary.