Here’s a cat fight worthy of “The Real Housewives of City Hall.”
Two high-ranking New York officials were caught on camera wrestling with each other over the phone at an official event at Gracie Mansion on Tuesday night.
A video posted on Twitter showed city Department of Corrections press secretary Anais Morales and DOC member Mariam Singh Diva struggling with each other in a donnybrook, eventually being restrained by two uniformed corrections officers.
City Hall criticized the pair for their behavior on the reality show.
“We expect all City employees to act with the highest level of integrity. This matter is being investigated by the Department of Corrections,” Fabian Levy, deputy mayor for communications, told The Post.
DOC officers began a scuffle at the cell-block level after a verbal argument near a fern at the edge of a packed room, as dancers could be seen in the background of a Hispanic heritage program.
At one point, Singh takes out her phone to film the confrontation, and Morales can be seen whispering to Singh’s device as two uniformed corrections officers move in to defuse the situation.
In an attempt to escape Morales’ clutches, Singh is seen leaning back on a table while filming the altercation.
Morales then snatched the phone and threw it across the packed room, before uniformed officers stood between the fighting women and eventually went their separate ways.
Morales and Singh’s voices were muffled by loud music playing in the background, and it is unclear what sparked the cat fight.
Singh and Morales were contacted for comment but did not immediately respond.
The debate took place at a Hispanic heritage event hosted by Mayor Eric Adams, who is continuing business as usual despite the 57-year indictment.
During his speech in front of the audience, Adams once again reiterated his innocence and claimed he had “done nothing wrong,” referring to the turmoil that has engulfed his administration.
“If we’ve been through tough times and wanted to be resilient and never give up then why are people asking me to step down as mayor of New York City, are you kidding me?” he shouted.
“Tough times are what we know. Can you imagine if your family, your mother, your grandmother, your lineage had given up?
“I’m going to say to you and I’m going to say to the whole town that I haven’t done anything terribly wrong and I’m not going to surrender to anyone saying I did anything wrong.”
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