Multiple officers with the New York City Police Department were targeted by people who started a snowball fight in a park after a massive winter storm dumped around two feet of snow in the area. As much of the city was at a standstill due to the storm, a large group organized a snowball fight at Washington Square Park on Monday afternoon. NYPD officers responded to the scene after some people had climbed onto the roof of one of the buildings inside the park, ABC 7 New York reported. Video shows multiple people pelting the officers with snow as others stood by with their phones out to record. Multiple officers were injured and treated at the hospital for lacerations on their faces, according to the outlet. Another video shared on social media showed two of the police officers attempting to walk through the crowd as people slung snowballs at them and ran up behind them to dump large pieces of snow on their heads. Some people in the crowd stood in front of the officers as they tried to walk through the park, and the officers threw at least two people to the ground. It does not appear that anyone was arrested, however. One of the videos showed a group of police officers fleeing from the scene as the crowd continued to hurl snowballs at them. NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch called the actions “disgraceful” and “criminal.” “The NYPD is aware of certain videos taken earlier today in Washington Square Park showing individuals attacking cops. I want to be very clear: The behavior depicted is disgraceful, and it is criminal,” Tisch said. “Our detectives are investigating this matter.” New York City Democratic Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who has referred to police as “racist” and a “threat” in the past, has not commented on the incident. Following the snowball attack on police, Mamdani was put on blast by New York political rivals, including former Mayor Eric Adams and former Governor Andrew Cuomo, who both lost to Mamdani in the 2025 mayoral election. “This is disgraceful. But with a mayor who has a history of calling the police ‘racist, evil, wicked and corrupt,’ he set the tone,” Cuomo wrote on X. “Words have consequences. We are seeing that in the growing disrespect for law enforcement — just as we’ve seen it in the rise in antisemitism. Real leaders understand that. This mayor does not. @NYCMayor must denounce this at once.” Adams, who left office last month after Mamdani’s victory, wrote, “Watching officers get pelted with snow while they are out in brutal weather protecting this city should make every New Yorker furious. It is disgusting behavior. And the politicians who constantly bash the police and refuse to have their backs are setting a terrible example. Leadership matters. Tone matters. ALL ELECTED OFFICIALS must speak out and make it clear that attacks on our officers, in any form, will not stand. Back the police. Full stop.” New York Republican Rep. Claudia Tenney also pointed the finger at Mamdani after the snowball mob targeted police officers. “You can thank Mamdani’s anti-police rhetoric for this,” she said. “New Yorkers should not stand for this and those responsible should be held accountable.” The major winter storm was the first test of Mamdani’s emergency preparedness and response as mayor, and he also faced criticism after the city struggled to attract snow shovelers. After few people signed up to clear snow, the city reportedly increased the hourly wage from $19.14 to $30 per hour.