May 14: Block Parties & Street Festivals

Thanks folks! Our event is over online - but many of these festivals and parties are still going today and throughout the weekend. Click on the map to look up the events in your area. ANd that's not all! We will be posting more photos and video from our events today throughout the week!

      To watch the event that we streamed live, go to our reporters' channels: Brenda Gonzalez - Habana Outpost Debra Pangestu - International Food Festival Megan Izen - Underhill Block Party Elis Estrada-Simpson - Ukrainian Festival Annesofie Brochstedt - Unity Fest Erica Robinson - Long Island City Arts Festival   According to the 2010 Census, the US population grew by 9.7 percent from 2000. New York City, once again, topped the list of most populous cities, with over 8 million residents over five boroughs. Every day in spring and summer, residents flock to street festivals and block parties to celebrate their culture. Thanks folks! Our event is over online - but many of these festivals and parties are still going today and throughout the weekend. Click on the map to look up the events in your area.     And that's not all! We will be posting more photos and video from our events today throughout the week!     Here's our first one from Debra Pangestu: A day in photos from the 38th Annual International Food Festival!   View Live Broadcast from CUNY in a larger map     A follow-up video from Megan Izen's coverage of the Park Place Underhill Avenue Block Association annual block party!

Park Place Underhill Avenue Annual Block Party from Megan Izen on Vimeo.