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Mar 02, 2026

Zohran Mamdani Takes Unbelievable Action After Suspect Arrested In The Snowball Attack On Uniformed Police Officers

NEW YORK, NY — The "innocent snowball fight" narrative peddled by City Hall has officially frozen over.

On Thursday, the NYPD’s warrants squad executed a 5 a.m. raid on a Bronx apartment, taking Gusmane Coulibaly, a 27-year-old social media personality, into custody. Coulibaly, who posts under the moniker “Diaper Man,” is the first of four suspects to be arrested in connection with a violent Washington Square Park melee that left two uniformed officers hospitalized.

The arrest has detonated a political firestorm, exposing a massive rift between Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his own police force.

"A 27-YEAR-OLD IS NOT A KID"

The controversy began Monday when viral videos showed a rowdy crowd pelting retreating NYPD officers with snowballs packed with ice and rocks. While Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch immediately labeled the behavior "disgraceful" and "criminal," Mayor Zohran Mamdani took a shockingly different tone.

“I’ve seen the videos of kids throwing snowballs at members of the NYPD... it looked like kids at a snowball fight,” the Mayor stated earlier this week, suggesting that criminal charges were not warranted.

The Police Benevolent Association (PBA) wasted no time in torching the Mayor's assessment following Coulibaly's arrest.

“A 27-year-old is not a ‘kid,’ @NYCMayor,” the union wrote on X. “This individual is an adult with a recent attempted robbery arrest, and your message was that it’s OK for him to assault police officers for doing their job. This arrest sends a different message.”

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