What is 2023 Union Square riot?
{{Infobox civil conflict |place=[[Union Square, Manhattan|Union Square]], [[New York City]], New York, USA |title=2023 Union Square riot |image=2023 union square riot birds eye.jpg |caption=The crowd waiting for Kai Cenat |date=August 4, 2023 |coordinates={{coord|40|44|08|N|73|59|26|W|display=inline,title}} |causes=Unlawful assembly |result={{bulleted list|Crowd Dispersed|Kai Cenat and others arrested|Property damage and injuries reported}} |injuries=9|arrests=65|charged=1 (Kai Cenat)}} On August 4, 2023, a [[Twitch (service)|Twitch]] [[Livestreaming|streamer]], named [[Kai Cenat]] announced a huge giveaway, to take place at [[Union Square, Manhattan|Union Square]] in [[Manhattan]], [[New York City]]. Over 5,000 people went to Manhattan’s Union Square for the giveaway that did not go as planned. It was a Friday afternoon, with some people climbing onto [[Vehicle|vehicles]], throwing chairs and [[Punch (strike)|punching]] other people. [[New York City Police Department|Police]] struggled to control the chaos.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/04/us/kai-cenat-union-square-nyc-crowds/index.html|accessdate=August 5, 2023|title=Twitch streamer charged with inciting a riot after giveaway draws huge crowds to Union Square in New York City|publisher=[[CNN]]}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{-}} [[Category:2020s riots]] [[Category:2023 crimes in the United States]] [[Category:2020s in New York City]] [[Category:Riots in the United States]] [[Category:August 2023 events]] {{US-stub}}