Footage of a Ferrari 488 Pista doing donuts on a busy New York City Street has emerged.

The video shows a matte black example pulling off dangerous stunts on a public road. Plumes of smoke peel off the rear tires as the 710-horsepower V8 roars away, moving from side to side in a dangerous and dramatic fashion.

After a brief (and smoky) powerslide, the Ferrari driver cools down and joins a BMW M3 and Lamborghini Aventador, suggesting the performance cars were on some sort of supercar excursion. However, there's no denying the Ferrari driver's actions were reckless and downright dangerous.

Thankfully, the street had no parked vehicles, and there were no cars driving by, but several passers-by on the sidewalk could have been injured if things went wrong.

This type of behavior gives the gearhead community a bad name, despite the fact that many of us would never engage in such irresponsible behavior. It's actions like this that have led law enforcement in Florida to clamp down on street racing and intersection takeovers.

Watching the video a second time, we noticed that the Ferrari is performing these stunts on 5th Avenue, a densely populated street that is often crowded with commuters and tourists. The famous road is also one-way, making the actions all the more ridiculous.

This isn't the first time we've seen a supercar owner cause chaos in New York. A few years ago, Ben Chen famously crashed his Gemballa Mirage GT (based on the Carrera GT) into a parked minivan and left the scene with destruction trailing in the mangled Porsche's wake. Chen was later cleared of all charges.

Whether the Ferrari driver manages to stay under the radar remains to be seen, but their supercar would be much better suited to a winding racetrack where the power and incredible chassis can be exploited and enjoyed.

Since replaced by the F8 Tributo, the 488 (and particularly the Pista) is still a fabulous car to drive; it can hit 62 mph in just under 2.9 seconds and has a top speed of 211 mph. It's a true thoroughbred, so if you don't respect it, the fiery Italian will bite back.