Overview
- Video showed uniformed officers pelted during a massive snowball fight in Washington Square Park, with several taken to a hospital in stable condition for facial lacerations.
- NYPD officials said detectives are investigating and, as of Wednesday morning, no arrests had been announced.
- Commissioner Jessica Tisch called the conduct disgraceful and criminal, and police unions urged arrests and prosecution for assault on officers.
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani described the encounter as a snowball fight, urged respect for officers, and said he did not believe the throwers should face assault charges, drawing criticism from current and former officials.
- The gathering was promoted on social media and grew into a disorderly crowd during the blizzard, with footage showing officers retreating as packed snow and ice were thrown.