Better Out Than In: Banksy's residency on the streets of New York

No one knows what he looks like, but his creations are instantly recognisable. Acclaimed British artist Banksy is touring New York City.

October 1: Manhattan.

Banksy unveiled 'The street is in play'.

The exact location of the pop-up artworks was not revealed, but word spread fast via social media.

In the Chelsea neighbourhood of Manhattan, passers-by have taken note of Banksy's black silhouette of a dog lifting his leg on a fire hydrant, with the words "You complete me" in a cartoon bubble.

Random graffiti given a Broadway makeover.

October 5:  All City.                                                                                                                     A New York delivery truck converted into a mobile garden will visit a different location every evening from dusk.

Banksy chose not to post any pictures today after the emergence of the below footage.

A heart-shaped balloon covered in bandages in the Red Hook neighbourhood of the Brooklyn borough. Either as a joke or jealousy, the piece was defaced with red spray paint shortly after being completed.

This fake Plato quote door art on Freeman Street in Brooklyn was removed just hours after going up.

Stampeding horses wearing night-vision goggles were accompanied by the "Collateral Murder" Wikileaks audio which features sounds of US soldiers firing on Reuters journalists.

Banksy humorously stenciled a beaver atop a felled "No Parking Anytime" sign.

The Sirens of the Lambs. This installation features dozens of wailing stuffed animals aboard a slaughterhouse delivery truck that had been driving the streets of a Meatpacking District in New York.

Concrete confessional.

The artist set up a one-off stall in the park selling 100 per cent authentic, original signed Banksy canvases.

Banksy responds to high-brow critics questioning his pop-culture sources by using the Gladiator quote, "What we do in life echoes in eternity."

Twin Towers tribute.

The live-action sculpture titled, "Shoe Shine," critiques the heavy labour required to sustain the mega-corporations polished image.

Silhouetted Ladies chance encounter on a bridge.

Inspired by the Wall Street Occupy Movement, this collaboration with Os Gemeos of Brazil occupies its own piece of New York under a bridge.

The world beneath our feet.

Hammer Boy.

Ghetto 4 Life.

No turn unstoned.

Banksy says police have prevented him from creating a new piece of art in New York as promised on each day of the month. Banksy provided no other details and a spokesman for New York Police Department had no immediate comment.

Hell's Kitchen depicts a lone man waiting in vain at the door of the club.

The grim reaper rides in a bumper car for Banksy's Halloween installation.

Alternative New York bumper sticker.

According to Banksy, this graffiti is a response to a rejected NY Times editorial he wrote about the new World Trade Center.

A comment on capitalism or a mere graffiti loving robot? Banksy's October 28 effort is anybody's guess.

Banksy added the figure of a Nazi to this thrift store painting and then re-donated it to the Housing Works store, titling it The banality of the banality of evil . A Housing Works spokeswoman said the store was delighted by the appearance of the painting, which is expected to fetch over one million dollars when sold for charity.

October 30: Yankee Stadium.

A leopard lounges on a railing in the Bronx Zoo.

And that's it. Despite Banksy's "Better Out Than In" belief, unable to get to the streets, many people around the world have followed his residency online.