He revealed that his camp has seen and evaluated a third-party investigation into the original incident and been in touch with the New York State Attorney General's office for their take on the investigation. About going ahead with the project, with some particular caveats, Jay said:

"While I await the findings of the Attorney General's Office, I have agreed to move forward with the launch of BNY SCC collection under the condition that I have a leadership role and seat on a council specifically convened to deal with the issue of racial profiling. I am in a unique position to use my voice to affect change to this disturbing issue.