A teen was arrested for his alleged role in the controversial snowball fight at a Manhattan park, becoming the second person nabbed in connection with the incident that sparked a variety of reactions across the city. Eric Wilson Jr. was arrested Wednesday just after 9 a.m., according to police. T he 18-year-old was charged with obstructing government administration and harassment after his involvement in the Feb. 23 snowball fight at Washington Square Park. Now-viral video showed a steady stream of snowballs hurled at uniformed NYPD officers while at the park, striking some of the officers in the head and face, leading to two being taken to the hospital. Those officers would be OK. It marks the second arrest in the case, after the NYPD said they were looking for four people allegedly involved. The first arrest was made Thursday, as police busted a 27-year-old content creator who goes by the name “Diaper Man.” Gusmane Coulibaly, was arrested at his home in the Bronx for allegedly assaulting officers. His brother insisted throwing the snowballs was harmless. “To be honest, a snow fight is a snow fight,” Coulibaly’s brother said. “People were there to have fun.” But the NYPD — and notably Commissioner Jessica Tisch — did not see it that way, saying the actions were “criminal” and “disgraceful.” Police unions echoed those claims, and cheered the efforts of detectives who caught Coulibaly. Gov. Kathy Hochul agreed in somewhat softer terms, saying charges were warranted because “there is no circumstance where it’s OK to throw anything at a police officer.” According to the NYPD, Coulibaly had been arrested a few weeks before the snowball incident for attempted robbery. But his brother alleges the robbery was a recorded prank involving phony demands for a stranger to hand over cash. He said Coulibaly, under the YouTube account Life of Diaper, shoots videos of manufactured confrontations, including with police. Video taken of the incident in question appeared to show people deliberately throwing snowballs at the heads of officers walking by. Perhaps the most stark difference in opinion on the matter came from where it mattered significantly: between Commissioner Tisch and Mayor Zohran Mamdani. The mayor acknowledged that the snowball fight got out of hand and insisted police officers must be treated with respect, but never called for felony charges. “I’m not going to be banning snowball fights or organized snowball fights,” Mamdani said last week. “And I continue to believe that what we are seeing in this response to this winter blizzard from the city workers as a whole, and that includes the hard-working men and women of the NYPD, is part of why the city’s getting back on its feet.” ...read more read less