{"id":678,"date":"2026-04-22T01:49:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T01:49:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eastcrust.com\/blog\/?p=678"},"modified":"2026-04-22T01:56:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T01:56:24","slug":"odd-news-killer-skate-spot-aspiring-rapper-among-3-dead-after-car-crashes-into-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eastcrust.com\/blog\/uncategorized\/odd-news-killer-skate-spot-aspiring-rapper-among-3-dead-after-car-crashes-into-water\/","title":{"rendered":"Odd news: Killer Skate Spot! Aspiring rapper among 3 dead after car crashes into water!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6eceb317 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"526\" data-attachment-id=\"683\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/eastcrust.com\/blog\/uncategorized\/odd-news-killer-skate-spot-aspiring-rapper-among-3-dead-after-car-crashes-into-water\/attachment\/qsmsp\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eastcrust.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/qsmsp.png?fit=700%2C526&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"700,526\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"qsmsp\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eastcrust.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/qsmsp.png?fit=700%2C526&amp;ssl=1\" data-id=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eastcrust.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/qsmsp.png?resize=700%2C526&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eastcrust.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/qsmsp.png?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eastcrust.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/qsmsp.png?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"233\" height=\"175\" data-attachment-id=\"684\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/eastcrust.com\/blog\/qsmsp-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eastcrust.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/qsmsp-edited.png?fit=233%2C175&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"233,175\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"qsmsp\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eastcrust.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/qsmsp-edited.png?fit=233%2C175&amp;ssl=1\" data-id=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eastcrust.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/qsmsp-edited.png?resize=233%2C175&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-684\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:13px\">May 22, 2021 10:28am an aspiring Long Island rapper who debuted his first song a week ago was one of three men killed early Saturday morning in Queens when their \u201csouped up sedan\u201d launched off a makeshift skateboard ramp and plunged into Newtown Creek, police and a witness said. Quameek Mack, 25, of Freeport, who performed under the name \u201cQ-Mafia\u201d was killed in the crash, along with Luis Cuadros, 30, of Elmhurst, police said. The third victim was not yet identified by police.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-right:133px;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-left:133px\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"3 dead after car ends up in creek in Queens\" width=\"868\" height=\"488\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gzyqwly_2tQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:13px\">The trio was travelling westbound in a 2016 Honda Civic \u201cat an apparent high rate of speed\u201d on Borden Avenue in Long Island City when the driver lost control near 29th Street, slammed into a barrier and plunged into the creek, police said. A witness told The Post that he saw the \u201csouped-up black sedan with a modified exhaust speeding down a dead-end.<br><br>The vehicle \u201cdropped gear\u201d and the driver attempted to make a right turn, but midway, the vehicle went \u201csideways over a hefty makeshift concrete skateboarding ramp,\u201d which launched it over a fence and into the water, the person said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"540\" data-attachment-id=\"679\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/eastcrust.com\/blog\/uncategorized\/odd-news-killer-skate-spot-aspiring-rapper-among-3-dead-after-car-crashes-into-water\/attachment\/30\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eastcrust.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/30.png?fit=768%2C540&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"768,540\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"30\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eastcrust.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/30.png?fit=768%2C540&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eastcrust.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/30.png?resize=768%2C540&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eastcrust.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/30.png?w=768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eastcrust.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/30.png?resize=300%2C211&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:13px\"><em>The mangled wreck was pulled from the fetid waterway  one of the country\u2019s most polluted, according to the Environmental Protection Agency early Saturday afternoon.  <\/em><br><br>There was no indication from officials that the men were racing, but the area is popular among speed demons because Exit 15, Van Dam Street, is the last one before the tolls of the Midtown Tunnel, so racers turn off to avoid the fee, the witness noted.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:13px\"><br>The NYPD\u2019s Highway Collision Investigation Squad is probing the accident.<br>The car completely cleared the tall fence, perhaps 15 feet and flew another 20<br>feet out before landing in the creek, the person continued. \u201cSpeed was a factor in the crash,\u201d an NYPD spokesman said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:13px\"><br>Rescue divers and Fire Department marine units arrived within minutes. It was still dark when they pulled the men from the submerged car about 10 minutes later, the FDNY said. Cuadros was rushed to Cornell Hospital, where he died, cops said. Mack and the unidentified passenger were taken to Mount Sinai Hospital \u2013Queens, where they died, police said.  Mack leaves behind two children, a daughter, 4 and a son, 3, and another baby on the way, his mother, Amira Aalaam said. \u201cHe was a family man, he loved his family,\u201d she told The Post, describing him as \u201ckind-hearted\u201d and \u201cvery funny.\u201d  Mack had previously worked in a warehouse but lost his job during the pandemic.  He had released his first song, \u201cNo Lights,\u201d last week on YouTube and Spotify, his<br>family said.<br><br>Cuadros\u2019 family declined to comment.<br><br>R.I.P. to the victims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 22, 2021 10:28am an aspiring Long Island rapper who debuted his first song a week ago was one of three men\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":687,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[16,8,7,1],"tags":[88,87,91,89,90,86],"class_list":["post-678","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-book","category-news","category-skate-spots","category-uncategorized","tag-diy-skate-spot","tag-killer-skate-spot","tag-nyc-diy-skate-park","tag-queens","tag-queens-nyc-skate-spot","tag-skate-spot"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eastcrust.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-21-214847.png?fit=583%2C287&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eastcrust.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/678","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eastcrust.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eastcrust.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eastcrust.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eastcrust.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=678"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/eastcrust.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/678\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":689,"href":"https:\/\/eastcrust.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/678\/revisions\/689"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eastcrust.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/687"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eastcrust.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eastcrust.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=678"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eastcrust.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}