"Hours later, the outlet had a more complete report about what it dubbed the "out-of-control street takeover." Yeshiva World raised many questions about what the video depicted, yet never got an answer to its main query: Why did no police show up during the entire time when drivers were terrorizing the neighborhood? Nor did anyone explain why there were some people filming the scene in official-looking reflective vests."
"But the outlet also made bizarre claim that this kind of thing - which has been going on all over the city for decades, as Yeshiva World points out - is only going to get worse. "Residents say the lack of police presence shows how far public safety has deteriorated in recent years - and warn it will only get worse under Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration," the website claimed, yet didn't quote anyone saying anything of the sort."
A video captured car drivers running roughshod on Avenue J at 3 a.m., showing drivers taking over the street. Questions arose about why no police responded during the incident and why some people were filming while wearing official-looking reflective vests. The episode was described as an "out-of-control street takeover," and a claim surfaced that such events will worsen under incoming Mayor Zohran Mamdani despite no quoted sources supporting that claim. The situation drew criticism for prematurely blaming a mayor who has not yet taken office. Additional notes include a shortened Fifth Avenue holiday open street, a Times column on parkway racism, and NIMBY opposition to the Interboro Express plan.
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