NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Hundreds of protesters converged outside Gracie Mansion late Monday night, demanding Mayor Bill de Blasio take measure on the fireworks displays happening across the city.
A caravan of cars drove past the mayor's Upper East Side residence, honking their horns and revving their engines.
Some even fired off some fireworks and said if they can't sleep because of the fireworks, the mayor shouldn't be able to sleep either.
Most demonstrators were drivers from the Crown Heights community in Brooklyn, led in part by City Councilman Chaim Deutsch.
"We can't sleep. Mr. Mayor, you won't sleep," Deutsch said outside the mansion in a video he shared on Twitter.
There have been nearly 3,500 illegal fireworks complaints across the city this month and de Blasio acknowledged the issue Monday night."I'm very worried about it. I'm worried that someone's going to get hurt," he said. "Besides the fact it's a nuisance and quality of life problem, I'm really worried that some kid's going to get hurt or someone's going to set something on fire accidentally.... I thought maybe it was some isolated thing, but no, this is a much bigger phenomenon, and we have to address it to keep people safe."The protest at Gracie Mansion was quickly broken up and no arrests were made.
Mayor de Blasio is expected to announce a crackdown on illegal fireworks suppliers in the city.