Mamdani and the NYPD were never set to be best friends during his time in office, but an unlikely event has sparked the first major clash with the largest police force in the country: a snowball fight. Every snowstorm brings a few inevitabilities for New Yorkers like police officers helping with traffic issues as plows clear – or don’t clear – the roads, the debate over a proper day off school or remote learning, and the Washington Sq. Park snowball fight. Always advertised as a community event on social media, it draws hundreds of people to the square adjacent to NYU to play in the piled up snow. This year resulted in some police officers with face lacerations after they were hit with snowballs. NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch went as far as calling the incident “disgraceful” and “criminal,” per Gothamist. Even Governor Kathy Hochul chastised city residents. NYPD has gone as far as reviewing video footage of the large event and released images of two people suspected of assault on the officers. Mamdani said in a statement that he was grateful for the police helping New Yorkers during the blizzard and noted that he might be the one who should get a snowball to the face. Ultimately, the mayor said: “It looked like a snowball fight.”