Police Benevolent Association Of the City of New York Incorporated
125 Broad Street, NY, NY, 10004-2400
Patrick Hendry, President
Contact:
212-298-9187
February 24, 2026
PBA Blasts Mayor’s ‘Failure of Leadership’ Responding to Attack on Police Officers
During a Tuesday press conference, Mayor Zohran Mamdani dismissed an attack that sent two police officers to the hospital as a “snowball fight.”
PBA President Patrick Hendry said: “The mayor’s response is a complete failure of leadership. This was not just a ‘snowball fight.’ This was an assault — by adults throwing chunks of ice and rocks — that landed two police officers in the hospital with head and face injuries. By ignoring their injuries and dismissing the incident, the mayor has sent a disgraceful message to every police officer who serves this city, and a dangerous message to every person who might be looking to attack a police officer in the future.”
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The Police Benevolent Association of the City of New York (PBA) is the largest municipal police union in the nation and represents nearly 50,000 active and retired NYC police officers.