YouTuber Kai Cenat is in custody after a sport console giveaway sparked chaotic scenes in Manhattan's Union Square - with police urging individuals to keep away from the world.

Thousands of individuals gathered on Friday afternoon for the occasion organised by the favored Twitch streamer and YouTube content material creator.

The giveaway was anticipated to incorporate PlayStation 5 consoles and a pc for livestreaming.

Video footage from the scene confirmed chaos erupting, with individuals hurling objects, throwing punches, scaling buildings in a park and pushing over various boundaries.

People had been additionally filmed operating by means of the streets, climbing on high of a transferring automobile and pounding the facet of a metropolis bus.

The New York Police Department mentioned there have been different arrests from the group.

Skylark Jones, 19, and a pal had come to the world to attempt to meet the influencer. They mentioned after they arrived on the scene it was already packed, with bottles being thrown within the crowd.

"It was a movie," Mr Jones mentioned. "[Police] came with riot shields, charging at people."

Another man who gave his title as Angel mentioned he feared that he couldn't breathe when within the crowd.

Police suggested individuals to remain away from the world.

More than 1,000 officers had been referred to as to attend the scene, NBC reported.

Using loudspeakers, officers warned crowds: "This gathering is unlawful. You are ordered to disperse."

Numerous individuals had been seen in handcuffs, however there have been no stories of great accidents.

Many trains on the subway had been additionally avoiding the Union Square cease in each instructions on account of "activity at that station".

Cenat, 21, has thousands and thousands of followers on social media - together with 6.5 million followers on Twitter alone - and promoted the occasion with a picture on Twitter.

His YouTube movies, which have amassed greater than 276 million views, vary from movies of his each day life to comedy vlogs. His most up-to-date was titled "I Rented Us Girlfriends In Japan!"