The Brief
- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani addressed mounting criticism Tuesday after video showed NYPD officers being pelted with snowballs.
- The PBA blasted the mayor’s response as a “complete failure of leadership,” calling the incident an assault involving ice and rocks that left officers with head and face injuries.
- The controversy unfolded as the city continued recovering from a record-breaking blizzard that dumped nearly 30 inches of snow in parts of Staten Island and drew scrutiny over storm response decisions.
NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani addressed mounting criticism Tuesday after video showed NYPD officers being pelted with snowballs during the city’s response to a record breaking blizzard, an incident that left two officers hospitalized and sparked sharp backlash from the police union.
What we know:
Speaking during a press conference alongside the Office of Emergency Management, Mamdani said officers had been on the front lines and at the heart of the storm response and should be treated with respect.
“The only person who deserves to be pelted with a snowball is me,” Mamdani said.…