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Backlash mounts against Mamdani stance snowball fight that hurt NYPD cops not criminal
Mayor 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 — drawing a deeper line ...

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NYPD investigating video of taunted cops during Washington Square snowball fight
New York City police investigating after officers were hit with snowballs during a snowball fight
Mamdani ripped after 'mob' pelts NYPD officers with snowballs
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is facing a firestorm of criticism from his own police force over his response to a mob that pelted NYPD cops with snowballs.

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Fun or felony? New York police investigate snowball fight after officers got pelted
“Y’all are insane”: NYPD showed up to a snowball fight, made themselves the problem, then launched a criminal investigation
NYPD releases photos of snowball-wielding suspects with facial hair after Mamdani claims attackers were 'kids'
During a news conference Tuesday afternoon, Mamdani claimed the incident "looked like kids at a snowball fight," though a photo shared by police showed a man with facial hair holding a massive snow bo...

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Snowball-gate: Washington Square Park incident pits Mamdani against NYPD
Mamdani Speaks Out After Viral Video Shows NYPD Cops Pelted With Snowballs: ‘If Anyone’s Catching a Snowball, It’s Me’

NYPD and Mamdani at odds over Washington Square Park snowball fight that hurt cops

A massive snowball fight in Washington Square Park following this week’s blizzard that left two police officers hospitalized has drawn sharply different responses from NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch

Mob descends on NYC park for epic snowball fight — but scene turns chaotic as they torment cops

A huge mob of rowdy winter warriors descended on a Manhattan park on Monday afternoon — throwing snowballs in a chaotic scene and tormenting cops, according to authorities and witnesses.