The NYPD announced today that a 27-year-old man was arrested and charged Thursday morning for assaulting NYPD officers in Washington Square Park. The man, Gusmane Coulibaly, of The Bronx, was seen on video posted on social media with a large mound of snow in his hands.

Coulibaly is being charged with assault of a police officer, obstruction of government administration and disorderly conduct. Police are still looking for other people who were involved in this attack. Police say that Coulibaly was previously arrested less than three weeks ago for an attempted robbery in the transit system.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani posted a statement on X, telling the public to respect officers as they work to keep the city safe.

In a press conference he said, "I've seen the videos of this snowball fight. I think that it was a snowball fight."

The mayor added, "they and our entire city workforce deserve to be treated with respect. The only person in our city's workforce who deserves to be treated with a snowball is me."

Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch and other police officials condemned the act, even calling it criminal.

Gov. Kathy Hochul called the incident unacceptable in a statement on X.

The Police Benevolent Association called for the arrest of those involved.