US EditionMamdani admonishes ‘kids throwing snowballs,’ while NYPD denounces ‘individuals attacking cops’
A social-media-coordinated snowball fight escalated into assaults causing injuries to multiple NYPD officers, prompting calls for arrests and an ongoing investigation.
- On Monday, officers responding to a snowball fight at Washington Square Park were injured and removed by EMS in stable condition to a hospital.
- Organized on a social media page, the event drew mass snowball participants from across the city to Washington Square Park, Manhattan, where the blizzard-fueled fight escalated with ice and rocks thrown at officers.
- Police footage and social clips depict officers surrounded and covered in snow on Monday, with one rubbing his eye while shoving at least two people; NYPD detectives are investigating and released suspect images for identification.
- Union leaders demanded arrests, while Mayor Mamdani described it as kids and said, `The only person in our city's workforce who deserves to be treated with a snowball is me`.
- Several officers reported lacerations and head injuries, prompting Gov. Kathy Hochul and former Mayor Eric Adams to condemn attacks and criticize Mayor Zohran Mamdani's leadership.
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A snowball fight in New York City has become a political scandal after footage showed some participants throwing snowballs at arriving police officers in Washington Square Park.
Was it innocent fun, or was a line crossed? New York police are investigating a massive snowball fight in a Manhattan park earlier this week. Officers were also pelted, and several were hit in the face. Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch and the police unions believe a crime has been committed, but Mayor Zohran Mamdani says he believes no one should be prosecuted.
Police and Mayor Zohran Mamdani are at loggerheads over a snowball fight in a Manhattan park that left several police officers injured.
After the New York police were also hit by the snowball fight, the mayor tried to lighten the mood. The police did not appreciate this.
Snowball fight or ‘assault’? Tensions between New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his own NYPD after monster blizzard
A snowball fight in NYC led to tensions between Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the NYPD after officers were hit with snowballs and ice. While Mamdani downplayed the incident, Commissioner Tisch condemned it, and the police union labelled it an ‘assault’, raising concerns about respect for law enforcement.
A snowball fight broke out in Washington Square Park in New York City on Monday afternoon after days of heavy snowfall, with video showing some of the snowballers throwing snowballs at officers. The New York Police Department has since released photos of the four men who allegedly threw snowballs at officers, with Police Chief Jessica Tisch calling the behavior “disgraceful and criminal.” A police spokeswoman said they “intentionally threw snow …
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