NYC neighborhood plagued by car meet-up mobs begs for help after video emerges of shocking NYPD cruiser vandalism spree

Residents of a Queens neighborhood plagued by unruly car meetup mobs begged officials for help in a letter Monday – after one of the events sparked a near-riot on the streets.The letter to Mayor Eric Adams and other state and federal politicians pleaded for the city to take “decisive action” after shocking video emerged of a hoodlum horde vandalizing NYPD cars along Rockaway Boulevard in Ozone Park at about 1 a.m.Sunday.The neighborhood is “under siege” by groups “who believe they can take over our streets, taunt residentism and openly challenge the NYPD,” the letter obtained by The Post said.“It is deeply troubling that these reckless gatherings are becoming a recurring issue, with participants flagrantly blocking roads, recording their activities, and broadcasting them on social media,” Sam Esposito, president of the Ozone Park Residents Block Association, wrote Monday in the letter.“We strongly urge the city to deploy a dedicated tactical response team in each borough to swiftly and effectively address these gatherings,” Esposito continued, adding the problem will worsen as the weather warms.“The current strain on NYPD resources is unsustainable, and without immediate intervention, we fear further injuries, fatalities, or even harm to officers attempting to dismantle these gatherings.” The letter, also addressed to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Rep.

Nydia Velázquez and a host of others, comes after cops responded to calls of dozens of people congregating on the street for a meetup and were met with an angry mob.Alarming images of the Rockaway Boulevard Bedlam spread across social media, with eye-popping video showing a handful of goons leaning on or slapping an unmarked car before one vandal got on the cruiser’s hood and cracked the windshield with a traffic cone.Others jumped on the car and threw another cone at it before the vehicle pulled away with its sirens blaring, the footage showed.The ruffians also threw traffic co...