The furious NYPD on Tuesday released photos of a pair of miscreants it says are wanted for pounding two on-duty cops with snow and ice as the officers responded to a snowball-slinging mob in a Manhattan park.
The department is investigating whether there are more suspects in Washington Square Park attack, as well, law-enforcement sources said.
One of the suspects in the photos released Tuesday is shown hauling a massive snowball the size of a boulder over his head.
The other alleged cop-attacker can be seen packing a smaller handful of snow while standing face-to-face with a uniformed officer.
The mayhem erupted when a mob of unruly winter warriors descended on the Greenwich Village park around 4 p.m., hours after a historic blizzard dumped nearly 2 feet of snow in the borough.
The snow-commotion got out of hand when a concerned bystander called 911 to report a disorderly group of teens throwing snow off the rooftop of a small structure within the park.
Two cops assigned to the Washington Square Park detail responded first, only to be pelted with snow by the ruffians.
The cops called for backup, drawing multiple officers in vans, sources said. Those cops, too, had snowballs thrown at them.
One officer suffered a possible contusion behind his eye, while another had a headache from getting hit in the back of the head, a law-enforcement source said.
Both cops were treated at a hospital, but not admitted, the source said.
Video of the icy rumpus went viral and quickly prompted backlash from police unions and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch, who condemned it as “disgraceful” and “criminal.”
Mayor Zohran Mamdani meanwhile took a much softer tone — dismissing the cop-assaulters as just “kids’’ and even joking at one point.
“I’ve seen the videos of kids throwing snowballs at NYPD officers in Washington Square Park,” he posted on X.
“Officers, like all city workers, have been out in a historic blizzard, keeping New Yorkers safe and cars moving.
“Treat them with respect. If anyone’s catching a snowball, it’s me.”
One of the alleged snowballers is described as between 18 and 20 years old, and the approximate age of the other was not released.
Anyone with information on the alleged snowballers can call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or, for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/
— Additional reporting by Larry Celona
