[nilved]

You can tell easily that none of this was done by "local street artists." It's an example of the difference between vandalism and art.

[mhurron]

'Local street artists' are still vandals, as is Bansky. The difference is if you like the vandalism or not.

[krisrak]

I guess so, both are vandalism, but banksy's vandalism is preferred one if there was a choice

[casca]

How can you tell? This looks like the kind of thing that would easily appear in Leake Street[1] and I'm sure NY has quality street artists as well.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leake_Street