New York park descends into chaos as live streamer's giveaway goes askew

Thousands of people overran a New York City neighbourhood as a popular livestreamer’s giveaway event descended into chaos, with some climbing on vehicles and throwing bottles and chairs.

Crowds packed into Union Square on Friday after Kai Cenat, a well-known livestreamer on Twitch and YouTube, announced earlier there would be a “huge giveaway” at the park at the landmark intersection.

News footage from before the event showed a tightly packed crowd running through the streets, scaling structures in the park and obstructing traffic. Some people were flinging bottles and chairs, climbing onto the roof of a subway entrance, standing on top of cars and unloading a fire extinguisher.

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