{"id":243365,"date":"2023-08-07T08:56:06","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T12:56:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=301720"},"modified":"2025-07-01T18:31:24","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T01:31:24","slug":"how-a-streamer-has-caused-absolute-chaos-in-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/how-a-streamer-has-caused-absolute-chaos-in-new-york\/","title":{"rendered":"Unleashing Havoc: How a Streamer Turned New York City Upside Down"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For those of us who have only done a couple of test streams on <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/why-good-streamers-hate-kick-twitchs-dark-rival-not-liked-by-many\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitch<\/a>, the mere idea of someone giving you money for talking in front of a camera is magic. Well, <strong>streamer Kai Cenat managed to achieve 306,621 active subscriptions in March<\/strong>, the biggest record in the platform&#8217;s history, and to celebrate, he caused such a commotion in the middle of New York that he might end up in jail for it. Well done, Kai Cenat.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Twitch\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/6a29ac8e-c698-4607-8b3e-f52117a1ac4a\/2493234870\/twitch-download.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Twitch<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/twitch.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/twitch.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kai de Cenat, I&#8217;m hungry<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Turns out, the 21-year-old streamer, known for chatting with rappers and celebrities beyond his &#8216;GTA&#8217; or &#8216;NBA&#8217; streams, announced on August 4th that he would make <strong>a surprise appearance in New York, giving away several PS5 consoles, computers, and hundred-dollar gift cards<\/strong>, just like <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/mr-beast-is-suing-himself-for-some-inedible-burgers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MrBeast<\/a>, the well-known streamer. The problem is that, well, MrBeast plans everything quite well. Kai\u2026 not so much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even before he realized it, <strong>2,000 people were waiting for him in Union Square<\/strong>, with the police lurking and tensions rising for a simple reason: the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/what-is-only-up-the-indie-game-that-ibai-rubius-and-company-have-made-fashionable\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">streamer<\/a> had announced his presence there on social media and his own Twitch channel\u2026 but hadn&#8217;t informed the authorities, who suddenly found themselves dealing with 2,000 people they didn&#8217;t know how to handle. In fact, they started using tear gas to disperse the crowd, while Cenat was urging everyone to stay safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed-Youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTuber apparently causes large disturbance in New York City&#039;s Union Square\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YZEmdQxfliM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No one really understands what was going through his mind: as soon as he stepped out of the building, he was surrounded by fans, and <strong>the police quickly put him in a car and took him to a safe place<\/strong> while his audience tore down barricades, emptied fire extinguishers, and turned the center of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/that-time-taxi-driver-was-about-to-have-a-sequel-for-playstation-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New York<\/a> into a literal Level 4 danger zone battlefield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The result? Several injured citizens, Kai Cenat in custody (and likely a not-so-distant trial for &#8220;inciting a riot&#8221;), and alongside him, a whole busload of people who went overboard for a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/the-chungous-plagiarisms-of-ps5-switch-and-xbox-of-aliexpress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PS5<\/a> given away by their favorite internet celebrity. You know the slogan &#8220;Stop making stupid people famous&#8221;? 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