Banksy hits the Big Apple

Christina Ng poses in front of a new Bansky work with her dog Cece, in New York City, Oct. 3, 2013.

New work by the mysterious British street artist Banksy has appeared in New York after he announced a month-long residency in the city.

Two of the new works were quickly vandalized by other graffiti.

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Graffiti by the secretive British artist Banksy draws attention on 24th Street, near Sixth Avenue in New York, Oct. 4, 2013.

Banksy graffiti is turning up on the streets of the city and all over social media. Banksy announced on his website that he is undertaking "an artists residency on the streets of New York," this month.

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A woman poses with a piece of street art, which depicts a heart-shaped balloon covered in bandages and was allegedly done by the street artist Banksy in the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, Oct. 7, 2013.

The piece was defaced with red spray paint shortly after being completed.

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Banksy's heart-shaped balloon in Red Hook, Brooklyn is seen before it was defaced with spray paint.

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Street art reading, "Playground Mob, The Musical," allegedly done by the British street artist Banksy, is seen in the Lower East Side on New York, Oct. 4, 2013.

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A woman takes a picture of defaced street art graffiti by elusive British artist Banksy, as part of his month-long "Better Out Than In" exhibit, in New York, Oct. 3, 2013.

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People look at street art by elusive British artist Banksy, Oct. 3, 2013.

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Two dogs play in front of street art graffiti by elusive British artist Banksy, Oct. 3, 2013.

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A pedestrian looks toward street art reading, "Playground Mob, The Musical," allegedly done by the British street artist Banksy, in the Lower East Side, New York, Oct. 4, 2013.

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Street art reading, "Playground Mob, The Musical," allegedly done by the British street artist Banksy, is seen in the Lower East Side, Oct. 4, 2013.

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Graffiti painted in white by the secretive British artist Banksy, has already been "tagged" over by another artist, Oct. 4, 2013, in New York.

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A piece of street art depicting a heart-shaped balloon covered in bandages, allegedly done by the street artist Banksy in the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, Oct. 7, 2013.