Feb. 26 (UPI) -- The New York Police Department on Thursday announced the arrest of a 27-year-old man accused of striking officers with snow and ice during a snowball fight in Washington Square Park earlier this week.

The event, which began playfully, shifted in tone when the police appeared. Mayor Zohran Mamdani has said that the episode did not appear to be a crime, while other officials called for arrests.

The incident, which began as a playful event, shifted in tone when the police appeared. Mayor Zohran Mamdani has said it did not appear to be a crime, while other officials called for arrests.

A 27-year-old man was arrested Thursday after New York City police said officers were hurt when they were pelted with snow and ice during a massive snowball fight in Washington Square Park this week.

Police made an arrest in the Washington Square Park snow attack that injured NYPD officers, while Mayor Zohran Mamdani maintains it was a snowball fight that escalated.