Riots In New York City Today 2025. The mayhem touched off by a social media personality’s game console giveaway tested the new york police department’s response. Thousands of people overran new york city's union square and the surrounding streets on friday in a chaotic scene after a popular live streamer announced a giveaway.

Get the latest and breaking nyc news and local headlines from the new york post’s metro section. A promise of free playstations appears to have led to a chaotic scene of unrest in new york city’s union square, police said.