NYC Mayor Mamdani on video of NYPD officers hit with snowballs: "Treat them with respect"

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is calling on New Yorkers to treat police with respect after video shows some officers getting pelted with snowballs Monday. 

Multiple NYPD officers were hit during a pre-planned snowball fight in Washington Square Park. The officers were not there as participants, however. They were responding to multiple 911 calls of disorderly groups in the park just before 4:15 p.m.

"The behavior depicted is disgraceful and it is criminal"
The snowball fight was coordinated on social media and drew a large crowd, and was similar to one that took place during the last big snowstorm just weeks ago. This time around, however, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said some participants went too far.

"I want to be very clear," Tisch wrote on social media. "The behavior depicted is disgraceful, and it is criminal. Our detectives are investigating this matter."

No major injuries were reported, but police said two officers took themselves to a local hospital for treatment. The NYPD released images of four people they were looking for, saying they were 18-20 years old. One of the four can be seen holding a large ball of snow - the size one might traditionally associate with a snowman - in two hands above his head. 

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