Chaos broke out late Sunday as celebrations over the New York Knicks’ championship win spiraled into violence, leaving several school buses burned, a teenager shot, dozens arrested and at least 10 NYPD officers injured.
Video from the scene showed flames pouring from a school bus set ablaze on 42nd Street near Eighth Avenue, close to the Port Authority Bus Terminal.
Police said five school buses were either torched or heavily damaged as people smashed them with bats and climbed on top of them.
Officials said the buses had been assigned to transport people from Manhattan to MetLife Stadium for World Cup matches.
Authorities also reported a shooting near 43rd Street and Broadway, where a 17-year-old boy was struck once in the foot amid the unrest.
Police took the teen to a hospital themselves after an ambulance was unable to reach 43rd Street because the crowd had overtaken the area.
A firearm was recovered on the scene, and three people of interest in custody. No charges have been filed so far.
Police say there were also four slashings or stabbings that took place overnight.
Amid the chaos, multiple other personal vehicles were destroyed, people lit fireworks in large crowds, climbed on top of light poles, traffic lights, structures and scaffolding and large fights broke out.
Streets and avenues were also overtaken by large crowds that refused to disperse, blocking vehicular traffic for several hours.
In total, the NYPD said there were 63 people arrested. Among the charges were an assault on a police officer, criminal possession of weapon (gun), criminal mischief, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, and obstruction of governmental administration.
Ten members of the NYPD were injured, including one member of the NYPD who was punched in the face and another who was struck with a glass bottle.
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