How Does Australia See The Five Boroughs?

It's hard to judge this young man at last year's Boroughs fest without knowing if his mustache is ironic or sincere.

Do you want to craft a surfboard like they do on Staten Island? Or skateboard Bronx-style? Well the five boroughs are repping hardcore this October in... Australia. The Boroughs offers up a truly bizarro NYC Culture Festival that will happen down under from October 7th through the 15th. The city-centric shindig is sponsored by Bedford Avenue Media and a magazine "inspired by New York squatting culture," amongst others.

On top of the aforementioned events, there will also be a Manhattan-style fashion show, and the NY Dolls will be performing at a concert where "you can expect to walk into an urban streetscape representative of the industrial edge of New York." Plus, don't forget the film festival where one Aussie will be dubbed "Brooklyn's Finest"! But shouldn't their Brooklyn-based events focus more on canning, rooftop gardening, and procuring artisinal items at large, outdoor food markets? Weren't they even listening when Brian Williams was talking?

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By Jen Carlson in Arts & Entertainment on August 30, 2011 2:35 PM

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E-UNUM™

Manhattan is always fashion so they got that right bk i guess because of spike lee is films the bronx should be hip hop not skate boarding its manhattan again queens art should be manhattan again maybe because of graffiti its art staten i am no touching that one because of surfing

birdtird

Dude, you write like I think

Peanut_Butter

I'd hate to get inside your mind.

TheRealCannibal

I think its pretty safe to say that unless youre: a leather man, over 50, or you just immigrated from some mustachey country... your mustache is ironic.

M

My friend. In Moustachistan the mustache wears you.

TheRealCannibal

In Moustachiastan people with soul patches are beaten to death with sticks

Luke Kavenagh

As an Australian living in New York, I feel compelled for some reason to apologise for this...

Guest

Why? New York routinely celebrates other cultures and cities every day. Nothing wrong with our friends down under having some fun NYC style. Nice to see them celebrate the contribution of all 5 boroughs, which is something many NYC residents who've lived here for years have never done.

birdtird

so yeah, if you're like an urban, industrial, surf, squat, skate, bedford ave, mustachioed manhattanite that still likes the new york dolls then this things for you mate

M

I knew my day would come!

notreallyfunny

Some NY Dolls to go with your ironic 'stache?

FunkDoctor

This is their vengeance for decades of jokes about Crocodile Dundee, Vegemite, Yahoo Serious and Fosters.

robingee

Who made jokes about Yahoo Serious??

Peanut_Butter

That's not a knife. THAT's a knife.

E-UNUM™

The Barry Gibb Show Jimmy Fallon I grew up on the streets of SYDNEY!! And no matter where I am in
the studio-o-o-o.. I'm never more than fi-i-ve seconds away from a
gu-u-unn! [ a bea