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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

Criminal' or kids throwing snowballs'? How a viral snow fight provoked Mamdani's schism with NYPD

A snowball fight in Washington Square Park organized by Instagram's Sidetalk escalated when participants threw ice blocks and pelted police officers, resulting in injuries and widespread political condemnation.
fromwww.amny.com
3 weeks ago

Suspect in Washington Square Park snowball fight on cops released after assault charge was reduced to misdemeanor | amNewYork

Gusmane Coulibaly, 27, of Anderson Ave. in the Highbridge section, was taken into custody by detectives from the NYPD warrant squad and booked at the 6th Precinct where he was charged with assaulting a police officer after he was identified as one of the four suspects who were caught on camera firing snowballs and chunks of ice at cops starting at 4:20 p.m. after the blizzard ended on Feb. 23.
NYC politics
NYC politics
fromFortune
3 weeks ago

New York City cops actually arrested someone for getting in a snowball fight with them | Fortune

A content creator was arrested for pelting police officers with snow and ice during an organized snowball fight in Washington Square Park, charged with obstructing governmental administration and harassment.
fromFortune
3 weeks ago

'From the videos that I've seen, it looks like a snowball fight': Mamdani under pressure as NYPD pelted in Greenwich Village | Fortune

A video of the fracas shows two uniformed officers pacing a walkway in the park Monday as snowballs fly at them from all directions, hitting the officers and covering them in snow. The officers, growing visibly frustrated, shoved at least two people to the ground as snowballs continued to whizz by.
NYC politics
NYC politics
fromNewsday
3 weeks ago

New York City police investigating after officers were hit with snowballs during a snowball fight

NYPD officers were pelted with snowballs during a Washington Square Park snowball fight, with multiple officers struck in the face and hospitalized in stable condition.
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