NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani calls alleged assault on NYPD officers a "snowball fight," sparking outrage from police unions who say officers were injured.

Police say they are searching for four suspects accused of throwing snowballs and chunks of ice at uniformed officers during Monday’s blizzard.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani doubled down Wednesday on his belief that the mass snowball fight in Washington Square Park that left two cops hospitalized should not result in criminal charges —

NYPD officers were hit with snowballs on Monday when responding to a disorderly crowd at Washington Square Park, an incident the police commissioner called "criminal."

The blizzard that began Sunday afternoon dumped a decade-high nearly 20 inches of snow on Washington Square Park, burying benches and filling the fountain. Before the fight began, the park was already lively as students, dog walkers and families enjoyed the winter wonderland.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani urged New Yorkers to treat cops with “respect” — but stopped short of condemning a snowball attack on NYPD officers in Washington Square Park and even appeared to joke about it. “I’ve seen the videos of kids throwing snowballs at NYPD officers in Washington Square Park,