Street Art of Manhattan and Brooklyn, New York, New York

One thing you’ll notice when you walk the streets of NYC is, besides all the hustle-and-bustle, that the city is anything else than a dull, grey concrete jungle. The eclectic street art scene has taken over the most blank wall spaces, making the Big Apple a colourful open museum. During the years I’ve been collecting photos of my favourite pieces of art and I’m happy to participate in my fellow blogger’s photo project 12 magic mottos and this month’s theme of Streetart to show you some of the best streetart in NYC. Not only I like the artworks by themselves but also the positive and sometimes critical messages they spread… I was trying to credit every artist in this article, although in some cases I couldn’t recall every artist/location, as always your comments are very much appreciated 

Anyways, let’s start the little tour with one of the most iconic art series that define the quarter of Little Italy:

Neighbouring Chinatown also has a lot of graffiti but this “Welcome to Chinatown” series by Victor Ving is probably the best one! ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).