Recently released footage reveals the chaotic aftermath of a violent street takeover in a New York City neighborhood, culminating in a car being set on fire and a couple being assaulted. Authorities are calling it a “planned attack” that occurred over the weekend.
The disturbance erupted around 12:30 a.m. on Sunday when a large number of drivers converged on South Drive and 141st Street in Malba, a Queens neighborhood, according to the NYPD.
Video shared by City Councilwoman Vickie Paladino, who represents the area, shows cars speeding across residential lawns and performing donuts in the street as the scene descended into disorder.
During the unfolding chaos, Larry Rusch, a private security guard residing nearby, was drawn outside by the noise and discovered about 40 cars racing through the streets, as reported by The New York Post.
A video posted by New York City Councilwoman Vickie Paladino captures a crowd observing as a car is engulfed in flames during the street takeover in Malba, Queens, on Sunday, November 23, 2025. (@VickieforNYC/X)
In an effort to mitigate the situation, Rusch reportedly attempted to block the intersection by parking one of his vehicles to prevent further damage from the drivers.
“As soon as I did that, everyone started leaving,” Rusch told The Post. “Then two individuals go up to the car. Somehow they threw some kind of firework or something and lit the car up. Then melee started again.”
Video shared by Paladino shows a vehicle burning in the middle of the residential street as several cars speed around it.
Firefighters attempt to put out a blaze after a vehicle was set on fire during a neighborhood street takeover in Malba, Queens, on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025. (@VickieforNYC/X)
Additionally, local resident Blake Ferrer was injured while attempting to defend his property from the rowdy group of drivers, The Post reported.
“When I came out, I said, ‘Bro, you gotta get the f— off my property,’” Ferrer told the outlet. “And that’s when it all started.”
The mob reportedly turned their attention to Ferrer, with additional footage showing a group of individuals allegedly attacking the homeowner and his wife, leaving the man with a broken nose, shoulder and ribs.
Photos shared by Councilwoman Vickie Paladino show the aftermath of a violent neighborhood street takeover, in which a couple was brutally assaulted and a car was torched in Malba, a neighborhood located in Queens, New York, on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025. (@CMvpaladino/X)
Councilwoman Vickie Paladino surveys the aftermath of a violent street takeover in which 40 cars descended on a Malba neighborhood in Queens, New York, on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025. (@CMvpaladino/X)
A third resident also had objects thrown into his car during the incident, The Post reported.
“[The community] has been plagued for the past two years with home robberies, burglaries, car theft and just these wise guys, which the whole city’s been plagued by,” Paladino told “Fox & Friends” Tuesday morning.
As the sun rose on Sunday morning, the aftermath of the attack on the middle-class neighborhood became even more apparent.
WATCH: Video shows aftermath of violent NYC neighborhood street takeover
In a video shared by Paladino on social media, the councilwoman can be seen standing alongside Rusch as she pointed to skid marks throughout the roadway and his burned vehicle with its windows blown out.
Paladino also reportedly spoke to several residents who were either injured in the melee or saw their property destroyed.
“At 12:30 a.m. last night, a hundred animals descended upon this neighborhood,” Paladino said. “Walk around and you will see the skid marks. But most important of all, I want you to take a look at this car. They actually set a car on fire, they terrorized this neighborhood.”
In a previous statement, Paladino blasted the NYPD’s response time to the scene, adding that residents who called 911 to report the incident were informed that a “quality of life team and 311 should handle the situation.”
However, the NYPD said in a statement to Fox News Digital that while the initial responding officer was rerouted to a more serious call, once authorities received word that the incident had been upgraded to a higher priority, an officer was quickly dispatched to the scene.
“The [precinct] covers a large geographical area, and this was a busy Saturday night,” a spokesperson for the NYPD said in a statement. “At the time of the incident in question, other units from the [precinct] were handling multiple priority jobs, including an arrest for an individual who was driving while intoxicated, transporting someone to the hospital, an assault, and a vehicle collision with injuries.”
As a result of the incident, the NYPD is planning to increase patrols within the area to “ensure this doesn’t happen again,” the department said.
However, Paladino has voiced concerns regarding the lack of accountability within the city regarding similar cases, adding, “These incidents are happening citywide, and they’re happening because there are no longer any real consequences to this kind of criminality.”
“This was a planned attack,” Paladino said on “Fox & Friends.” “This was all preempted. They were prepared to do exactly what they did.”
