Attacks against NYPD officers rise during Mamdani’s first 2 months — as cops irate over mayor’s insulting attitude toward police
By Tina Moore
Published Feb. 28, 2026, 8:00 a.m. ET
Assaults against cops are snowballing.
Attacks against NYPD officers are up 3% in the first two months of the Mamdani administration when compared to the same period last year – and cops are fuming that his insulting attitude toward police is putting targets on their badges.
There have been 253 assaults on NYPD officers so far this year, counting the two cops pelted by snowballs and ice in Washington Square Park on Monday, according to NYPD data.
Two officers were injured, one with a cut to his eye area and the other suffered a headache from getting hit in the head.
“The criminals and even some people who are sitting on the fence take their cues from the politicians and the prosecutors,” said Joseph Giacalone, a retired NYPD sergeant and an adjunct professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
“They can say ‘I assaulted a cop and [Manhattan District Attorney] Alvin Bragg won’t prosecute me,'” he said. “‘I got the mayor advocating for me.’ So this is this is a golden opportunity. It’s going to be a long, hot summer is my prediction.”
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