New NYPD images show two ruffians allegedly involved in a fiery Queens car meet-up over the weekend – as cops continue to hunt for the crew that sparked a local uproar.
In the photos released Wednesday, one of the suspects is shown behind the wheel of a white vehicle said to be caught up in the viral street takeover, while the other is on foot.
Hours earlier, the department revealed cops impounded two Infinitis — one blue and one purple — linked to the lawless Saturday gathering at the Eliot Avenue and 69th Street intersection along the Maspeth-Middle Village border.
The NYPD also previously released photos and videos of a young-looking crew allegedly involved in the street takeover – three of them donning keffiyehs. In total, one woman and seven men are sought.
Footage from the scene shows one brazen motorist apparently waving a Palestinian flag as he burned rubber – narrowly missing those standing around while the car made donuts around a ring of fire in the middle of the street.
Two men even jumped on the hood of a marked department vehicle, causing damage and cracking the windshield, before speeding off in a black Nissan, police said.
City Council Member Phil Wong claimed Tuesday that cops had been patrolling a previous car meet-up in the Elmhurst and Corona area and there weren’t enough police cruisers to get to the fiery scene in time.
“So clearly there’s a problem on the number of patrol cars available that night, and clearly we don’t have enough patrol cars, we don’t have enough police officers,” the pol said.
“But I was told by the commissioner, there’s a graduating class coming and there will be an influx of new recruits assigned to various precincts in New York City.”
He condemned the ordeal as a “public safety issue.”
But an NYPD spokesperson said officers responded to the scene within a minute of receiving the 911 calls and “immediately began dispersing the gathering.”
The location doesn’t have a documented history of drag racing or car meetups, the department said.