NYPD sources said they do not want to arrest people and they do not want to escalate the situation further.
A crowd of thousands packed Manhattan's Union Square for Kai Cenat's hyped giveaway that quickly got out of hand Friday afternoon. Josh Einiger has the latest details.Thousands of people overran Union Square Park and surrounding lanes of traffic in New York City on Friday as a popular Twitch streamer, who police say will now face charges, held a video game giveaway.
The event was "unpermitted" and "not sanctioned" and grew rapidly to 1000s of young people, who Maddrey said attacked officers instead of complying with orders to leave. The chief implored parents to step in. Upon first arriving over the scene, WABC reporter Shannon Sohn in Newscopter 7 reported seeing a group of police officers holding up pieces of plywood and taking cover behind cars that were stuck on 14th Street because of the crowd as they were pelted by objects thrown from the mass of people.There was construction happening near the 14th Street subway station, and people in the crowd had grabbed and were throwing paint cans and other equipment.
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