Yes, living most of my life on the border of Ozone Park and Richmond Hill, Queens, I recall very well crusin, and drag racing, on Cross Bay Boulevard during the 70s and even 80s. Most of the crusin was much the same as in Brooklyn. Italians in the latest American luxury and sport-luxury cars, listening to disco.
Cars like these...
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'77 Pontiac Grand Prix

'75 Chevrolet Monte Carlo

'75 Cadillac Coupe DeVille

'75 Lincoln Mark 4

'75 Buick Riviera

'75 Buick Electra