Democratic Assembly Speaker Histie says he will not be “disrespected” as he continues to boycott questions from The Post.

Maybe he forgot that his title is “Speaker”.

Carl Histie, who as leader of the Democratic Party in the State Assembly is one of the three most powerful elected officials in the state, on Tuesday extended his boycott of questions in The Post into a second week – and angrily said he “won’t disrespect” the most powerful New York tabloid.

During a question-and-answer session with reporters in Albany, the Bronx Democrat pointedly ignored Albany Post reporter Zach Williams, who asked why Assembly Democrats are changing committee rules to make it harder for individual lawmakers to get a vote on the controversial bill.

“Next question,” Histy said curtly.

The move marked the second time in as many weeks that the Speaker of the Assembly has refused to respond to requests from Williams, who last Wednesday tried to ask the Speaker about bail reform and charter schools.

“I won’t answer any of The Post’s questions,” Histie said at the time.

On Tuesday, a reporter for a rival news outlet asked Histie, “Can you tell us why you don’t want to answer questions from the New York Post? And what leads to this? How long will this last?

“I have no problem communicating with all of you. This is my third shit. I have no problem communicating with all of you, but at some point I am not going to be disrespected just because I am an elected official, ”the Bronx political scientist replied. “I’m not going to be disrespectful. So I don’t know how long it will last.”

When asked if his objection was due to “a certain story,” Histie said. “I could make a list, but that’s not what I’m here for.

On Friday, The Post editorial board slammed Histie for ignoring Williams’ questions last week and accused him of retaliating for a January 27 editorial headline that accused him of increasingly deadly violence among urban teenagers over the state’s controversial “Raise age”. law.

“Boo. We haven’t seen the top floor this petty since Bill de Blasio pulled a similar trick. You’re in great company, Carl,” the Friday editorial reads.

The headline also blasted his “pathetic annoyance at being called out for the dramatic increase in teen murders”.

Assembly Speaker Carl Histie (Bronx), who has boycotted questions from the New York Post for the past two weeks, did not respond to a request for comment Tuesday about the rule change.

Histie has been a vocal supporter of New York City’s controversial 2019 bail reform law and has resisted efforts by Mayor Eric Adams to strengthen it by giving judges the power to detain defendants based on the danger they pose to society.

“Can we stop blaming the bail reform when the sun comes out?” he said last year. “Can we stop just trying to make, you know, political food because we think it will benefit good campaigns? Because I really think it’s doing people a disservice.”

In April, dozens of fed-up city cops and crime victims, including the widow of slain NYPD cop Jason Rivera, vainly gathered outside his county office in the Bronx to demand changes to the law.

Histie also opposed Adams’ efforts to repeal the Raising Age Act, which raised the age of criminal responsibility from 16 to 18.

“As the important public safety debate continues, one area where he can take immediate action is to review and improve pre-trial services at the probation department, which he runs,” Histie said of Adams last year. “This is critical to achieving the goals of the Raise the Age initiative.”