Not interviewing include likelycandidates to run for AG, including publicadvocate Tish James, Senator Mike Gianaris and former gubernatorial and congressional candidate Zephyr Teachout.
Among those calling for the funding were the city's other two citywide elected officials, PublicAdvocate Letitia James, Controller Scott Stringer, and Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. — all seen as likelycandidatesfor mayor in 2021.