Chaos ensued at Union Square Park on Friday as Twitch streamers Kai Cenat and Fanum hosted a PlayStation 5 giveaway
that no injuries had been reported, but asked that folks “avoid the area.”
Photos and videos from attendees captured the chaos onsite as police personnel and NYFD were dispatched to help disperse the crowd. One Twitch user described the incident as “Zoomer January 6.” “Due to police activity, avoid the area surrounding Union Square Park & use alternate routes. Expect a police presence in the area and residual traffic delays,” read aCenat announced the giveaway earlier in the day Friday with an illustration of himself and Fanum posing in front of an SUV and behind a “police line do not cross” barricade. The Twitch streamers were reportedly passing out free PlayStation 5s to attendees.
Cenat live-streamed some of the event himself as he entered an unruly crowd. Helicopter footage of the area saw the entire Union Square Park, with local reports from CBS New York claiming that Level 4 mobilization was requested by police.that as of 5:50 p.m. ET, no injuries had been reported. Reps for Cenat did not immediately respond to
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