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<\/p>\nA massive drag racing street takeover in Maspeth, Queens, early Saturday morning has prompted an NYPD investigation.<\/p>\n
Police are now ramping up patrols in the area.<\/p>\n
Illegal car meetup in Maspeth<\/p>\n
Police said just before 2 a.m., 911 received multiple calls reporting drivers drag racing at Eliot Avenue and 69th Street.<\/p>\n
When officers arrived on the scene, police said they activated their lights and sirens to disperse the crowd, and dozens of vehicles immediately left.<\/p>\n
Three pedestrians allegedly jumped on top of the hood of an NYPD vehicle and cracked the windshield before running away.<\/p>\n
The NYPD issued a summons to one driver for parking along a crosswalk.<\/p>\n
No arrests were made, and no injuries were reported.<\/p>\n
The investigation is ongoing.<\/p>\n
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A massive drag racing street takeover in Maspeth, Queens, on April 18, 2026, has prompted an NYPD investigation.<\/p>\n
New York City Councilmember Phil Wong<\/p>\n
“I’m surprised nobody got killed”<\/p>\n
Maspeth resident Simeon Draguca said when he looked outside his apartment window early Saturday morning, he saw a crowd of young people mobbing the intersection and drivers putting on an illegal show.<\/p>\n
“I heard a big explosion … and I said, what the hell is this?” he said. \u00a0<\/p>\n
Surveillance video from a nearby business shows drivers revving their engines, tires screeching, and a ring of fire lighting up the night sky.<\/p>\n
“I’m surprised nobody got killed, you know, because those kids was running through the cars,” Draguca said.<\/p>\n
Councilmember Phil Wong shared video of the chaos on X<\/a>, urging leaders to do more to combat these street meetups<\/a>, which he says are a recurring problem in Queens<\/a>.<\/p>\n “It’s disturbing. It’s scary. I never saw anything like that happen over here,” resident Donna Livecchi said.<\/p>\n “There was multiple cars, and there’s no way they could’ve controlled that, so that kinda scared me,” resident Darlene Gerasoulis said.<\/p>\n NYPD units manned the intersection throughout the day, and officials said additional units of drones and helicopters will monitor the area all night, putting some residents at ease.<\/p>\n “The police come a little bit late. I don’t understand why. When they come, they run,” Draguca said.<\/p>\n