• Home
  • Politics
  • Health
  • World
  • Business
  • Finance
  • Tech
  • More
    • Sports
    • Entertainment
    • Lifestyle
What's Hot

How Smart Mattresses Improve Sleep Quality For Couples

May 9, 2025

OpenAI CEO Warns: ‘Not A Huge Amount Of Time’ Until China Overpowers American AI

May 9, 2025

Short and Funny Sayings for a Happy Summer with Friends

May 9, 2025
Facebook Twitter Instagram
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions
Friday, May 9
Patriot Now NewsPatriot Now News
  • Home
  • Politics

    Security video shows brazen sexual assault of California woman by homeless man

    October 24, 2023

    Woman makes disturbing discovery after her boyfriend chases away home intruder who stabbed him

    October 24, 2023

    Poll finds Americans overwhelmingly support Israel’s war on Hamas, but younger Americans defend Hamas

    October 24, 2023

    Off-duty pilot charged with 83 counts of attempted murder after allegedly trying to shut off engines midflight on Alaska Airlines

    October 23, 2023

    Leaked audio of Shelia Jackson Lee abusively cursing staffer

    October 22, 2023
  • Health

    Disparities In Cataract Care Are A Sorry Sight

    October 16, 2023

    Vaccine Stocks—Including Pfizer, Moderna, BioNTech And Novavax—Slide Amid Plummeting Demand

    October 16, 2023

    Long-term steroid use should be a last resort

    October 16, 2023

    Rite Aid Files For Bankruptcy With More ‘Underperforming Stores’ To Close

    October 16, 2023

    Who’s Still Dying From Complications Related To Covid-19?

    October 16, 2023
  • World

    New York Democrat Dan Goldman Accuses ‘Conservatives in the South’ of Holding Rallies with ‘Swastikas’

    October 13, 2023

    IDF Ret. Major General Describes Rushing to Save Son, Granddaughter During Hamas Invasion

    October 13, 2023

    Black Lives Matter Group Deletes Tweet Showing Support for Hamas 

    October 13, 2023

    AOC Denounces NYC Rally Cheering Hamas Terrorism: ‘Unacceptable’

    October 13, 2023

    L.A. Prosecutors Call Out Soros-Backed Gascón for Silence on Israel

    October 13, 2023
  • Business

    OpenAI CEO Warns: ‘Not A Huge Amount Of Time’ Until China Overpowers American AI

    May 9, 2025

    Trump Announces First Post-Tariff Trade Deal

    May 8, 2025

    Electric Vehicle Sales Nosedive As GOP Takes Buzzsaw To Biden’s Mandate

    May 7, 2025

    Tyson Foods Announces It Will Bend The Knee To Trump Admin’s New Rules

    May 7, 2025

    Federal Reserve Holds Interest Rates Steady Despite Pressure From Trump

    May 7, 2025
  • Finance

    Ending China’s De Minimis Exception Brings 3 Benefits for Americans

    April 17, 2025

    The Trump Tariff Shock Should Push Indonesia to Reform Its Economy

    April 17, 2025

    Tariff Talks an Opportunity to Reinvigorate the Japan-US Alliance

    April 17, 2025

    How China’s Companies Are Responding to the US Trade War

    April 16, 2025

    The US Flip-flop Over H20 Chip Restrictions 

    April 16, 2025
  • Tech

    Cruz Confronts Zuckerberg on Pointless Warning for Child Porn Searches

    February 2, 2024

    FTX Abandons Plans to Relaunch Crypto Exchange, Commits to Full Repayment of Customers and Creditors

    February 2, 2024

    Elon Musk Proposes Tesla Reincorporates in Texas After Delaware Judge Voids Pay Package

    February 2, 2024

    Tesla’s Elon Musk Tops Disney’s Bob Iger as Most Overrated Chief Executive

    February 2, 2024

    Mark Zuckerberg’s Wealth Grew $84 Billion in 2023 as Pedophiles Target Children on Facebook, Instagram

    February 2, 2024
  • More
    • Sports
    • Entertainment
    • Lifestyle
Patriot Now NewsPatriot Now News
Home»Tech»Riots Erupt in NYC After Streamer Tells Millions of Followers to Meet Up
Tech

Riots Erupt in NYC After Streamer Tells Millions of Followers to Meet Up

August 5, 2023No Comments3 Mins Read
Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email
Share
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email

Riots erupted in New York City on Friday afternoon after popular Twitch streamer Kai Cenat instructed his millions of followers to meet him at Union Square Park for a giveaway.

Cenat has over 20 million followers on Twitch and over five million on Instagram. He and video game streamer Fanum were set to give away PlayStation 5 consoles, computers, gaming chairs, and microphones.

However, the crowd broke into chaos within a half hour of arriving on the scene, according to reports.

New York City is completely out of control. Kai Cenat, a popular Twitch streamer, held a giveaway that turned into a massive riot in Union Square. Police were outnumbered, and the mayor remains silent. pic.twitter.com/U4rp9nnSBr

— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) August 4, 2023

The New York Police Department (NYPD) “became aware at about 1:30 p.m of a crowd forming in Union Square. It was quickly determined that an influencer was posting on social media about showing up to Union Square. He was encouraging all of his followers to come to the park,” Chief of Department Jeff Maddrey said at a press conference.

“The crowd was swarmed when the influencer finally arrived at the park. Individuals in the park began to commit acts of violence towards the police and the public,” Maddrey said.

“There was a lot of people, it was uncontrolled,” he continued. “They were doing a whole lot of things, but they were hurting each other as they were doing it.”

“It was a very dangerous situation,” Maddrey said. “We were in there, we were crushed, we were pushed.”

See also  Japan PM Kishida Invites Kim Jong-un to Meet 'at Any Time Without Any Conditions' at U.N.

Aerial footage showed the crowd of an estimated 2,000 rioting. Spectators reportedly threw paint cans and bottles into the crowd. One individual set off a fire extinguisher, while another walked around with a Pickaxe, according to reports.

BREAKING 🚨 Riot breaks out at Union Square Park in New York City after Twitch streamer Kai Cenat organize massive giveaway pic.twitter.com/KzcqywaCZX

— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) August 4, 2023

Other video footage captured a man kicking in the windows of a car parked near Union Square.

A riot broke out in New York City today. Lawless. pic.twitter.com/MVwZFN3okm

— Abe Hamadeh (@AbrahamHamadeh) August 4, 2023

Footage also showed individuals in a brawl throwing punches at each other.

This is shit show ! pic.twitter.com/FoS9lKRDiD

— Viral News NYC (@ViralNewsNYC) August 4, 2023

At least 12 people were injured, NYPD told the Daily Mail. Some officers were also injured after being “attacked,” according to Maddrey.

🚨#BREAKING: Twitch streamer Influencer Giveaway Sparks a massive Riot in Union Square park

📌#Manhattan | #NewYork

Right now, a huge riot is currently happening at Union Square Park in Manhattan, New York. Hundreds of young teens and adults have gathered after a Twitch live… pic.twitter.com/6WynfWFlDB

— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) August 4, 2023

Some young adults climbed on top of the roof covering the entrance to Union Square station during the riots. One woman reportedly climbed up a traffic light and stood on a sign twerking above the crowds.

At one point, the crowd panicked amid false rumors that a shooting occurred after one group of rioters let off firecrackers in the area.

NYPD arrested numerous individuals involved in the riots. Cenat was taken into custody while the NYPD’s legal unit decided whether to bring charges against him.

Kai Cenat has been taken into custody after New York City riot.

(I ain’t ev’a heard of this person.) pic.twitter.com/IEw0aq9u5y

— 🇺🇸 PENNSYLVANIA IS TRUMP™ (@RED_IN_PA) August 4, 2023

Jordan Dixon-Hamilton is a reporter for Breitbart News. Write to him at jdixonhamilton@breitbart.com or follow him on Twitter.

erupt Followers Meet Millions NYC Riots Streamer tells
Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email

Related Posts

‘Wait Them Out’: John Kennedy Tells Larry Kudlow One Lie He Suspects China’s Telling US

May 7, 2025

Canadian Premier Bends Knee To US, Apologizes To Americans After Threatening Energy Price Hike For Millions

March 12, 2025

Meet The 9 Lawmakers Who Out-Traded Nancy Pelosi In The Stock Market Last Year

January 8, 2025

What Indonesia’s 2025 Budget Tells Us About Prabowo’s Fiscal Outlook

January 7, 2025
Add A Comment

Leave A Reply Cancel Reply

Top Posts

Taylor Swift hands out ‘life-changing’ bonus checks to every person working on record-setting Eras Tour

August 3, 2023

The FBI Had Trump Under Surveillance

July 6, 2023

What’s Going On Nvidia, AMD And Peer AI Chipmakers Stocks Thursday

June 15, 2023

Why Stress & Anxiety Make You Poop

February 13, 2023
Don't Miss

How Smart Mattresses Improve Sleep Quality For Couples

Lifestyle May 9, 2025

Sharing a bed with your partner can be romantic… until it’s not. One of you…

OpenAI CEO Warns: ‘Not A Huge Amount Of Time’ Until China Overpowers American AI

May 9, 2025

Short and Funny Sayings for a Happy Summer with Friends

May 9, 2025

Trump Announces First Post-Tariff Trade Deal

May 8, 2025
About
About

This is your World, Tech, Health, Entertainment and Sports website. We provide the latest breaking news straight from the News industry.

We're social. Connect with us:

Facebook Twitter Instagram Pinterest
Categories
  • Business (4,111)
  • Entertainment (4,220)
  • Finance (3,202)
  • Health (1,938)
  • Lifestyle (1,628)
  • Politics (3,084)
  • Sports (4,036)
  • Tech (2,006)
  • Uncategorized (4)
  • World (3,944)
Our Picks

Explainer: Why is Siemens Energy seeking $16 billion state guarantees?

October 29, 2023

Mauricio Pochettino wants Chelsea to sign Real Madrid star as replacement for Cesar Azpilicueta this summer

June 1, 2023

Dow Jones Snaps Win Streak In Market Reversal; Tesla Forges New Buy Point; Roku, Intel Jump Late

July 28, 2023
Popular Posts

How Smart Mattresses Improve Sleep Quality For Couples

May 9, 2025

OpenAI CEO Warns: ‘Not A Huge Amount Of Time’ Until China Overpowers American AI

May 9, 2025

Short and Funny Sayings for a Happy Summer with Friends

May 9, 2025
© 2025 Patriotnownews.com - All rights reserved.
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions

Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.