On Tuesday, Lieutenant Gov. Kathy Hochul held four separate public events in three media markets across the state: Long Island, Rochester, and New York City.

Hochul has been crisscrossing the state at a clipped pace recently as she faces a primary challenge from Brooklyn City Councilman Jumaane Williams, who showed up at Hochul's Equal Pay event at City Hall.

"Oh, I was home, so this is very comfortable for me to be here," Williams said outside City Hall. "This is an issue that, obviously, a lot of people agree on."

Hochul was at City Hall to promote Equal Pay Day, which highlights the gender pay gap. But while Hochul is technically running independently of Cuomo, her message is often tied to the governor.

"I'm very proud to announce that Gov. Cuomo has introduced legislation, promoting legislation to get done this year, that also says no longer will we ask your salary history when you are looking for a job," Hochul said at the rally.

Hochul did not take questions at the event and left early, presumably to get upstate.

Cuomo is being challenged by actor Cynthia Nixon in the Democratic primary race for governor. We asked Williams if he plans on campaigning with Nixon at all going forward.

"We have, obviously, similar messages. I'm very excited — I've said very often that I believe the governor has earned himself a primary. And I'm glad that that is happening now," the councilman said. "But, again, I'm focused on my campaign. My assumption is she is focused on her campaign."

Hochul had some difficulty winning over the left wing of the party when she was first picked by Cuomo in 2014. That was based on the more conservative positions she had previously staked out in order to run for a more middle-of-the-road congressional district in her home city of Buffalo.

But eventually, Hochul won the endorsement and praise of Mayor Bill de Blasio, which helped her be embraced by the left. So far this time around, de Blasio hasn't made an endorsement in the lieutenant governor race.