Video shows a raucous snowball fight in Washington Square Park on Monday.
Video appears to show people deliberately throwing snowballs at officers' heads, behavior that the head of the police department called"disgraceful" and"criminal." Mayor Mamdani just weighed in.It was a big scene in Washington Square Park, a massive snowball fight triggered by a post on a social media page.
Things got a little heated in Washington Square Park on Monday as crowds gathered for a giant snowball fight following the blizzard. Organized by a social media page, the fight drew people from all over the city to the Manhattan park. Video appears to show people deliberately throwing snowballs at the heads of officers walking by. Some NYPD cops ended up with cuts on their faces., the first one to hit the New York City area in a decade, brought the entire northeast of the United States to a halt on Monday. Central Park recorded 19.7 inches of snow as of Monday afternoon, marking itsI’ve seen the videos of kids throwing snowballs at NYPD officers in Washington Square Park. Officers, like all city workers, have been out in a historic blizzard, keeping New Yorkers safe and cars moving.The Long Island town of Islip, in Suffolk County, had the highest total across the tri-state, with 31 inches of snow. East Islip and Patchogue reported 30 inches as well. Holbrook and Babylon both got 29 or more inches. Parts of Staten Island also got more than 2 feet. In New Jersey, two spots in Bergen County hit 30 inches: Lyndhurst, which got 30.7 inches, and Carlstadt, which got half an inch less than that. Leonia came close with 29.7, along with Bogota at 29.5. Newark Airport got 27.2 inches.
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