Overview
- The Manhattan district attorney reduced the case against 27-year-old Gusmane Coulibaly to misdemeanor obstruction and a harassment violation following his Thursday arrest.
- Two NYPD officers were treated at Northwell Greenwich Village Hospital for injuries to the face, head and neck after being struck with packed snow and ice.
- Investigators said they reviewed body-worn camera and social-media footage but could not prove Coulibaly caused the officers’ injuries.
- Police are still seeking three other individuals shown in images throwing at officers during the large, social-media-promoted gathering in Washington Square Park.
- City leaders remain split, with Mayor Zohran Mamdani calling it a snowball fight that got out of hand while Commissioner Jessica Tisch and the police union describe the conduct as criminal.