NYPD releases photos of snowball-wielding suspects with facial hair after Mamdani claims attackers were 'kids'

The New York City Police Department (NYPD) released photos successful hopes of identifying aggregate men wanted for an alleged snow-throwing battle connected officers Monday astatine Washington Square Park successful Lower Manhattan, hours aft Mayor Zohran Mamdani claimed the attackers were "kids" and should not look transgression charges.

Two uniformed officers were responding to a telephone astir a large, disorderly radical successful Washington Square Park erstwhile 2 men "intentionally struck the constabulary officers aggregate times with snowfall and crystal successful the head, cervix and face, causing injuries," according to the NYPD.

Officials said the officers were taken by EMS to Northwell Greenwich Village Hospital successful unchangeable condition, and the unidentified men fled the area.

The duo is wanted for battle connected a constabulary officer, a felony successful New York City, according to the NYPD.

The NYPD said it is searching for a antheral wanted for allegedly assaulting a constabulary serviceman with a snowfall oregon crystal ball. (NYPD)

During a quality league Tuesday afternoon, Mamdani claimed the incidental "looked similar kids astatine a snowball fight," though a photograph shared by constabulary showed a antheral with facial hairsbreadth holding a monolithic snowfall boulder.

NYPD officials aboriginal said the men were astir 18 to 20 years old.

Sergeants Benevolent Association (SBA) president Vincent Vallelong told Fox News Digital "many" of the suspects are "believed to beryllium NYU students."

However, New York University spokesperson Joseph Tirella told Fox News Digital the assemblage has recovered nary denotation anyone from NYU was involved.

"We person tremendous appreciation for the NYPD officers who support our assemblage safe," Tirella said. "Assaulting constabulary officers is simply a superior offense."

Police released a photograph of an battle fishy holding a snowfall oregon crystal ball, wearing a skis mask. (NYPD)

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The archetypal antheral was described arsenic having a "light complexion" and was past seen wearing a achromatic jacket, achromatic skis disguise and achromatic sweatpants with achromatic stripes, according to authorities.

The 2nd antheral was described arsenic having a "dark complexion" and was past seen wearing a greenish jacket, with bluish sweatshirt underneath, and bluish gloves with partial facial hair.

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who besides ran for New York City politician past year, said Mamdani, "who has a past of calling the constabulary ‘racist, evil, wicked and corrupt’" had "set the tone."

"Words person consequences," Cuomo wrote connected societal media. "We are seeing that successful the increasing disrespect for instrumentality enforcement — conscionable arsenic we’ve seen it successful the emergence successful antisemitism. Real leaders recognize that. This politician does not. @NYCMayor indispensable denounce this astatine once."

Snow was hurled astatine NYPD officers during Monday's blizzard successful New York City. (@BGonthescene/X)

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Vallelong added those who tossed snowfall and crystal astatine officers "cross[ed] a wide line."

"[Officers] are tasked with maintaining nationalist information successful crowded nationalist spaces, often portion facing hostility simply for wearing the uniform," Vallelong wrote. "When individuals take to crook a parkland into a launching crushed for attacks connected police, they transverse a wide line. Today it is snowballs. Tomorrow it could beryllium rocks, bottles, oregon worse."

NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch described the onslaught arsenic "disgraceful" and "criminal," noting detectives are investigating.

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No arrests person been made successful transportation with the snowball attacks, arsenic of Tuesday afternoon, according to officials.

Fox News Digital's Michael Ruiz contributed to this report.

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