Snow was hurled at NYPD officers during a blizzard in New York City. (@BGonthescene/X)
Additionally, as the videos circulated online, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said in a statement on X that "the behavior depicted is disgraceful, and it is criminal." Tisch added that detectives were investigating the matter.
On Monday afternoon, several NYPD officers were pelted with snowballs when responding to a call about a disorderly crowd inside Washington Square Park. The NYPD said the officers sustained injuries to their head, neck and face after being struck "multiple times with snow and ice."
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani has said the incident in which NYPD officers were pelted with snow and ice was a snowball fight that "got out of hand." (NYPD; Yuki Iwamura/AP Photo)
The Sergeants Benevolent Association (SBA) told Fox News Digital that while "some people" may attempt to dismiss the incident as "college hijinks or harmless kids throwing snowballs," the deliberate targeting of uniformed police officers while they perform their lawful duties constitutes assault.
"We cannot condemn strongly enough the recent disgraceful and dangerous attacks on NYPD Police Officers while responding to a 911 call in Washington Square Park," SBA president Vincent Vallelong wrote in a statement. "The behavior of the people throwing the snowballs, many of whom are believed to be NYU students, was reckless and unlawful, and put the lives and safety of others at risk."
Vallelong added those who tossed snow and ice at officers "cross[ed] a clear line."
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Mamdani's office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
Fox News Digital's Alexandra Koch, Landon Mion, Anders Hagstrom and Michael Ruiz contributed to this report.
Rachel Wolf is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital and FOX Business.
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