Twitch influencer Kai Cenat seems to be reveling in the chaos he created after sparking a “full-on riot” in Union Square. Cenat posted an image to his Instagram stories from local television news depicting the out-of-control throng which wreaked havoc Friday, leaving at least seven people hurt and 51 arrested. Thousands of Cenat’s followers appeared in Union Square after he promised to give away PS5’s in an unsanctioned event that quickly grew out of control. The social media star, who has 20 million followers across multiple platforms, was expected to...

A social media influencer has been was supposed to be charged with inciting a riot after New York City’s Union Square was overrun by a mob of violent teenagers gathered for a PlayStation giveaway on Friday. However, he was allowed to walk with just a desk appearance ticket and it’s currently unknown whether he will still face those charges. At least 1,000 children and teenagers flooded into Union Square after Twitch influencer Kai Cenat announced that there would be a PlayStation giveaway at Union Square Park. Police became aware of...

A social media influencer is facing charges after a giveaway in a New York City park erupted in chaos Friday, authorities said. New York City Police Chief Jeffrey Maddrey told reporters that the video game live-streamer, Kai Cenat, was in custody and is likely to be charged with at least two counts of inciting a riot and unlawful assembly. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Social media star arrested after ‘giveaway’ sparks riot in New York park. Watch the latest News on Channel 7 or stream for free on 7plus >> As...

A crowd of thousands that packed Manhattan's Union Square for a popular livestreamer's hyped giveaway got out of hand Friday afternoon, with some clambering on vehicles, hurling chairs and throwing punches, leaving police struggling to rein in the chaos.Aerial TV news footage showed a surging, tightly packed crowd running through the streets, scaling structures in the park and snarling traffic. Shouting teenagers swung objects at car windows, threw paint cans and set off fire extinguishers. Some people climbed on a moving vehicle, falling off as it sped away. Others pounded...

(CNN) — The New York Police Department took social media star Kai Cenat into custody Friday after large crowds gathered in Union Square for a giveaway, according to a law enforcement source. Cenat, who has over 4 million followers on YouTube, over 5 million on Instagram, and 6.5 million on Twitch, said during a Wednesday Twitch stream that he would be hosting a “huge giveaway” Friday at 4 p.m. in Union Square. In the stream, he said they would be giving away computers, Play Station 5s, microphones, keyboards, webcams, gaming...

A riot broke out Friday afternoon during a social media influencer’s giveaway in Union Square Park. Twitch gamer Kai Cenat scheduled the real-world meet-up at 3:30 p.m. and planned to give away PS5s, computers, microphones and other gaming accessories. But within a half-hour, the crowd of nearly 1,000 kids broke down into chaos with the attendees tossing cones and brawling. Videos online capture the kids screaming and climbing on what appear to be vehicles. The NYPD’s riot squad was called to the park. Police sources described it as a “full-on...

JESSICA. ALL RIGHT, MIKE, LET’S TAKE YOU TO LOWER MANHATTAN AND YOU CAN SEE A NEWS HELICOPTERS ARE OVERHEAD. THAT’S UNION SQUARE PARK. THE PARK HAS BEEN SWARMED AND BASICALLY OVERRUN BY PEOPLE. LOOK AT THE CROWDS OF PEOPLE THERE. AND IN FACT, SUBWAY LINES, BUS LANES, THEY’RE BYPASSING UNION SQUARE. IT’S A BIG SUBWAY STATION IN MANHATTAN. APPARENTLY WHAT HAD HAPPENED HERE IS A POPULAR TWITCH STREAMER WAS HOLDING A VIDEO GAME GIVEAWAY. IF YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT TWITCHES, YOU’RE NOT ALONE. I BARELY KNOW WHAT IT IS. IT’S...

UNION SQUARE, Manhattan (WABC) -- Thousands of people have overrun Union Square Park and surrounding lanes of traffic Friday as a popular Twitch streamer held a video game giveaway.

Kai Cenat announced the giveaway on his Instagram.

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