Correction Department spokeswoman in dustup at Gracie Mansion party flings cellphone across room

The Correction Department’s apical spokeswoman and the agency’s compliance manager got into a dustup astatine Gracie Mansion Tuesday night during a Hispanic Heritage lawsuit that ended erstwhile the spokeswoman tossed the director’s compartment telephone crossed the room, video shows.

The 34-second video, which has been wide shared Wednesday morning, shows DOC Press Secretary Annais Morales grabbing at, past yet snatching wellness and information compliance manager Mariam Singh’s telephone and tossing it crossed the room. She past points angrily astatine Singh.

Fabien Levy, Deputy Mayor for Communications, said the occurrence is nether investigation. He referred the question of whether a constabulary study had been filed to the NYPD.

“We expect all metropolis employees to enactment with the highest level of integrity. This substance is nether probe by the Department of Correction,” helium wrote successful an email. “I would notation you to the NYPD to inquire whether a constabulary study was filed.”

The NYPD property bureau did not instantly reply to an enquiry astir whether a constabulary study was filed.

It was not wide what started the dust-up, but according to the video, Singh appeared to beryllium filming thing during the festivities with her phone. Morales stepped successful to object, with Singh trying to evade Morales portion she kept filming. At that point, Morales grabbed the telephone and tossed it and past pointed angrily astatine Singh.

The clip begins with Morales wagging her digit astatine Singh portion Singh smirks. Morales reaches for the telephone and Singh tries to forestall her from grabbing it  arsenic uniformed correction serviceman looks connected uncomfortably.

Singh, who made $124,553 successful 2023, pushes Morales’ arms distant arsenic the DOC property authoritative tries to drawback the telephone and past leans backward implicit a array to proceed filming.

A correction serviceman reaches successful pulls Morales’ limb distant from Singh, the video shows. Morales pauses a bushed and past grabs the phone, turns her backmost to Singh and throws it. Singh looks successful the absorption the telephone was thrown and past backmost astatine Morales.

Morales nods and points her digit astatine Singh again. The clip ends.

Morales, who antecedently worked successful the City Hall property office, and Singh did not instantly reply to emails from The News. Singh besides did not reply to a substance message.