Overview
- Around 12:30 a.m. Sunday, roughly 40–50 cars took over South Drive and 141st Street in Malba for donuts and drag racing, according to police and video.
- An unoccupied Ford Fusion was set on fire and extinguished by FDNY as cars circled the blaze during the chaos.
- Homeowner Blake Ferrer, 50, was attacked after ordering people off his property and was hospitalized in stable condition; his wife was punched and declined treatment.
- NYPD says the first 12:37 a.m. call was rerouted due to higher-priority jobs, the incident was upgraded to criminal mischief at 12:50 a.m., and a supervisor reached the scene about 10 minutes later, drawing criticism from residents who said some 911 callers were told to seek a quality-of-life or 311 response.
- Police report no arrests and an active investigation; after meeting with Councilmember Vickie Paladino, the department pledged four dedicated patrol cars for Malba and unspecified security upgrades as neighbors press for deterrents like speed bumps.