Residents Demand Action After 100 Cars Take Over Streets, Set The Road on Fire as Crowd Climbs NYPD Cruiser

Residents have demanded accountability after approximately 100 cars took over the streets in Maspeth, Queens, causing chaos in the area. A large crowd gathered at the scene and set fire to the road so a vehicle could perform donuts around it. Several people also reportedly climbed a New York City Police Cruiser and damaged its windshield.

According to a report by ABC 7 Eyewitness News, the street takeover took place at 69th Street and Elliott Avenue in Maspeth, near a gas station, before 1:45 a.m. on Saturday.

A video posted on X by NYC Council member Phil Wong shows a silver BMW SUV doing donuts at the intersection around a ring of fire, while a person sitting inside waves a Palestinian flag…

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