Thousands gathered at Union Square after Cenat promised a huge giveaway of PlayStation 5s and other electronics.
Cenat is a 21-year-old from the Bronx known for his posts on Twitch andYouTube.
In 2022, he appeared in a music video from rapper Lil Uzi Vert, Just Wanna Rock.
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Cenat live streamed from a vehicle Friday, displaying gift cards he planned to give away.
Everybody whos out there, ensure yall safe.
Were not gonna do nothin until its safe, he said.
Police arrested 65 people, including 30 juvenilesThe gathering wa.
s not a permitted or sanction event, police said Friday.
The unruly crowd also destroyed a couple police vehicles and food vendor carts, police said.
