The NYPD has arrested a man in connection with a chaotic car meetup that took place in Middle Village, Queens over the weekend.

Police say Asil Assaidi is facing several charges, including reckless endangerment, rioting, aggravated unlicensed operation and criminal mischief.

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The NYPD has arrested a man in connection with a chaotic car meetup that took place in Middle Village over the weekend

Police say Asil Assaidi is facing several charges, including reckless endangerment, rioting, aggravated unlicensed operation and criminal mischief

Surveillance video captured a giant ring of fire in the middle of an intersection in the neighborhood, with cars doing donuts around it

Assaidi is allegedly one of the more than 100 people who gathered at Eliot Avenue and 69th Street early Saturday morning. Surveillance video from the scene captured a giant ring of fire in the middle of an intersection, with cars doing donuts around it.

The NYPD recently seized two vehicles involved and released surveillance photos of three people they are looking for. It’s unclear, however, if Assaidi is one of them.

City Council member Phil Wong, who represents the district where it happened, has been vocal about his constitutents’ concerns.

This is Asil Assaidi, who the NYPD arrested and charged for his role in Saturday’s dangerous car meet-up.

This type of chaos has no place in our city, and we’ll continue to crackdown on anyone who engages in this reckless behavior. pic.twitter.com/QzfqHTAg0s

— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) April 23, 2026

“More arrests are coming, and they should. Anyone who participated in this chaos and endangered lives must be held accountable,” he said in a statement, in part.

The NYPD says it has shut down 61 similar takeovers across the city this year.

In her own statement, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said she hoped Assaidi would be “held fully accountable for his actions.” 

“Too often there are no consequences in the criminal justice system for this type of outrageous behavior,” she wrote. “Clearly, it’s time for that to change.”

Assaidi’s attorney information wasn’t immediately available Thursday.