A rowdy mob beat a Queens couple and set a car ablaze when the residents and other locals tried to stop a wild car meet-up in their neighborhood early Sunday, according to the victims and video.
The disturbing attack occurred when a bunch of out-of-control drivers descended on South Drive and 141st Street in Malba, doing donuts and speeding over lawns around 12:30 a.m.
“When I came out, I said, ‘Bro, you gotta get the f–k off my property,’ and that’s when it all started,” victim Blake Ferrer told The Post.
Firefighters putting out the car on fire in Malba. X / @VickieforNYC
Video shows a group of about a dozen ruffians kicking, punching and stomping Ferrer, who was left with a broken nose and ribs. His wife was also hit.
Ferrer was “lucky he wasn’t killed,” said disgusted City Councilwoman Vickie Paladino, who represents the neighborhood.
Larry Rusch, 59, a local whose car was set on fire, said it “was a complete melee.”
A group of about a dozen people kicking and stomping Ferrer.
Rusch, who owns a security company, said he first heard the reckless drivers performing donuts and rushed outside to see about 40 cars.
He said he parked a company car in the intersection to try to prevent the rogue drivers from continuing their chaos.
“As soon as I did that, everyone started leaving,” he said.
Larry Rusch attempted to stop the meet-up by parking a car from his security company in the intersection — but the mob lit it on fire. David DeTurris / NY Post
Donut marks on the residential street in Malba. David DeTurris / NY 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 posted on X by Paladino shows the vehicle in flames as a speeding car circles it.
“To say this is a disgrace is an understatement,” the pol told The Post. “They came with their cars and wreaked havoc on this very quiet area of my district.”
The car that was set on fire in Malba, Queens, at the car meet-up. David DeTurris / NY Post
Damage inside the burned car. David DeTurris / NY PostAnother 41-year-old resident had objects thrown into his car when he tried to stop the chaos, police said.
Locals said the area is a hotspot for drivers doing donuts.
“I’ve been living there my whole life,” Rusch said. “It happens but not to this extent.”
Several armed residents showed extreme restraint, “however that level of restraint is not guaranteed,” Paladino wrote on X.
“If the city refuses to do what’s necessary, the people might,” she warned.
