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ALBANY — Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie doesn’t want the public counting politicians among the elite crowd able to access hard-to-come-by coronavirus tests, in light of two elderly lawmakers coming up corona-positive over the weekend.

“We don’t want to be looked upon as favorites,” Heastie told reporters Wednesday.

“We want to make sure that Assembly members are treated, and their staffs are treated, in the same way the general public is, that was another accusation that was out there,” admitting he got pushback that the two corona-positive Brooklyn pols — Assembly members Helene Weinstein and Charles Barron — got “special treatment” when they received the hard-sought tests.

“Which is not true,” he complained, adding he’s advising everyone to follow state health department COVID-19 guidelines.

“They both started showing symptoms and went to their doctors and were able to get tested, so that’s the best I can tell you, that we’re following protocols,” he said of the members — who he talks to “daily” — adding their condition is improving.

He wouldn’t tell reporters whether or not other members, or their staff, also got tested.

But one anonymous Democrat told The Post via text, “we don’t want to appear like we’re jumping any lines,” noting the optics of pols getting tests over constituents isn’t pretty.

Heastie added he’s healthy and works out, plus he’d rather pass up a test for someone with a compromised immune system or with other health issues.

Meanwhile, Bronx Councilman Ritchie Torres, who is running for Congress, got a coveted coronavirus test Monday at Montefiore Hospital even though the 32-year-old only had mild symptoms and has no pre-existing conditions.

Tests are supposed to be reserved for the elderly and people with chronic illnesses like diabetes, heart and lung disease.

Torres says he called a Montefiore doctor for the test after his chief of staff came down with severe symptoms including nausea, fever and a cough and tested positive for the disease. Torres defended his use of the test even though Heastie said they should be reserved for the elderly and other high risk people.

“As an elected official I come into contact with more people than most, and I would have to inform every person with whom I had contact,” he explained, adding that his mom has a chronic illness and he could have been called to the council for an emergency vote.

Currently all City Council business is on hold.

“He should never have been tested given the current limitations and guidelines,” seethed one City Hall source.