New York City officials clarified this week that a recent snowball-related confrontation should be categorized as a “meteorological misunderstanding” rather than a criminal matter, sources have confirmed
Mayor Mamdani described those involved as “facial-hair-positive youths experiencing seasonal expression,” urging the public to approach the situation with “restorative precipitation.”
When asked about medical expenses, the mayor recommended forwarding invoices to the city’s newly imagined Feelings Department, currently operating on optimism and herbal tea.
Progressive aides insisted snowballs are “climate-adjacent communication tools,” cautioning that calling them assault risks stigmatizing winter itself.
Standing beside a police spokesperson, one Republican representative offered a contrasting interpretation:
“Because you act like a child doesn’t mean you are a child.”
The spokesperson nodded, adding that “age is typically measured in years, not emotional weather patterns.”
Residents meanwhile reported creative interpretations of sanitation schedules, interpretive plowing strategies, and a noticeable decrease in patrol visibility.
Observers also noted that Gracie Mansion appeared conspicuously clear of snow drifts, trash piles, and experimental law enforcement pauses.
Officers were stationed at every entrance in what aides described as “a proactive mindfulness buffer.”
The mayor later reassured citizens that public safety is “a shared state of mind,” adding, “I share your pain — spiritually.”
As of press time, city officials were drafting guidelines clarifying that gravity, like law enforcement, is an optional framework.
