Thousands attend Czech street festival in NYC

Thousands of people attended a Czech street festival in New York on Saturday. Czech food and drink, books, CDs and DVDs were on sale, while Czech rock bands such as Už jsme doma and November 2nd performed live. The MC was the well-known film and stage actress Zuzana Stivínová, who is now based in New York. The street festival is organised by the city’s Czech Center and takes place on the corner of 83rd St and Madison Avenue in Manhattan once a year.