'Kids throwing snowballs,' Mamdani says 15 hours after NYPD head decries 'criminal' attacks on cops

(JNS) — Nearly 15 hours after Jessica Tisch, the New York City Police Department commissioner, decried attacks on police officers in Washington Square Park, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said that it was just "kids throwing snowballs."

"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 stated at 9:55 p.m. on Monday. "Our detectives are investigating this matter."

At 11:46 a.m. on Tuesday, Mamdani, who has drawn criticism for campaign promises to d...