{"id":201795,"date":"2026-04-18T15:41:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T15:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/201795\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T15:41:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T15:41:08","slug":"shocking-video-shows-mob-wreak-fiery-havoc-on-nyc-intersection-as-lawmakers-call-for-crackdown-on-chaos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/201795\/","title":{"rendered":"Shocking video shows mob wreak fiery havoc on NYC intersection \u2014 as lawmakers call for crackdown on chaos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s a version with more info that Rich Calder got, please give him a byline as well: A lawless mob wreaked fiery havoc on a Queens intersection during a late-night car takeover as local lawmakers demand a crackdown on these unhinged meetups.<\/p>\n<p>Shocking video shows reckless drivers whipping around the intersection at 69th Street and Eliot Avenue in Maspeth overnight Friday. Over 100 vehicles clogged up the roads along the Maspeth-Middle Village border.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:0.56152344;display:block\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"39126667\" width=\"331\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/council-member-phil-wong-posted-125899758.jpg\" alt=\"Video still showing a car takeover event with multiple cars and people gathered at night in Queens, NY.\" class=\"wp-image-39126667\"  \/>A lawless mob wreaked fiery havoc on a Queens intersection during a late-night car takeover as local lawmakers demand a crackdown on these unhinged meetups. youtube\/@PhilWongNYC<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.56152344;display:block\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"39126668\" width=\"331\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/council-member-phil-wong-posted-125899727.jpg\" alt=\"A street takeover in Queens, NY, showing multiple cars spinning while people watch and fireworks go off in the street at night.\" class=\"wp-image-39126668\"  \/>The late-night car chaos happened around the intersection at 69th Street and Eliot Avenue in Maspeth on Friday. youtube\/@PhilWongNYC<\/p>\n<p>A man appeared to wave a Palestinian flag as he burned rubber, just narrowly missing those standing around the car while it made donuts.<\/p>\n<p>Flames arose from the street as hordes of brazen participants filmed the dangerous drivers \u2013 who sped off as cops arrived.<\/p>\n<p>Councilman Phil Wong slammed the incident as \u201cdisgusting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis kind of reckless behavior is an attack on our quality of life, and it cannot be tolerated,\u201d he wrote in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>He said three people jumped on top of the responding police car and shattered its windshield \u2013 but the culprits got away.<\/p>\n<p>At least one of the drivers was issued a citation for reckless driving, and the case is under investigation, police reportedly told Wong.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with all you need to know\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMorning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Wong has demanded a meeting with cops and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch about the ongoing issue plaguing Queens communities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have to question what the NYPD intel is doing. How do 100 cars come to a sleepy neighborhood like Middle Village? The chaos needs to end,\u201d he told The Post.<\/p>\n<p>The NYPD did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s a version with more info that Rich Calder got, please give him a byline as well: A&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":201796,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[3283,8141,5302,57,9,56,63,65,64,103,122,58],"class_list":{"0":"post-201795","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-city","8":"tag-arrests","9":"tag-cars","10":"tag-jessica-tisch","11":"tag-metro","12":"tag-new-york","13":"tag-ny","14":"tag-nyc","15":"tag-nyc-headlines","16":"tag-nyc-news","17":"tag-nypd","18":"tag-queens","19":"tag-us-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201795","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=201795"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201795\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/201796"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=201795"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=201795"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=201795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}