Boardwalk Empire star Steve Buscemi was attacked by a rock-wielding maniac in New York

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From Joe Marino, Valentina Jaramillo And Jorge Fitz Gibbon

Nobody seems to be safe on the streets of the Big Apple these days – not even beloved hometown actor and Brooklyn native Steve Buscemi.

Buscemi, 66, was strolling through Kips Bay last week when a rock-wielding brute approached the “Boardwalk Empire” star and attacked him in broad daylight – One of the latest unprovoked attacks in the five boroughs, law enforcement sources told The Post.

The actor suffered swelling to his face and left eye and was taken to Bellevue Hospital for treatment.

In the meantime, his deranged attacker has run away and is still on the run, police sources said.

“Steve Buscemi was attacked in Mid-Town Manhattan, another victim of random violence in the city,” Buscemi’s publicist said in a statement to The Post.

“He is doing well and appreciates everyone’s well wishes, although he is incredibly sad for everyone that this happened while he was also walking the streets of New York.”

According to police, the random attack occurred around 11:48 a.m. Wednesday in front of 369 Third Ave.

The actor, a former FDNY firefighter, has had a film career that has spanned four decades and included roles in award-winning films such as “Fargo” and “Reservoir Dogs.”

Buscemi gained widespread recognition for his portrayal of corrupt Atlantic City police officer Enoch “Nucky” Thompson in the hit HBO series “Boardwalk Empire.”

Last week’s unprovoked attack makes him the second actor from the popular series to fall victim to random street violence in New York City this year.

On March 31, actor Michael Stuhbarg, who played gangster Arnold Rothstein in the series, was walking on the Upper East Side when he was hit in the neck by a rock.

The NYPD arrested deranged drifter Xavier Israel, 27, in the attack, which occurred near East 90th Street and East Drive around 7:45 p.m.

Israel had already been arrested in 2022 for assault and robbery.

Stuhlbarg pursued the thug and fell into the hands of the police stationed in front of the Russian consulate.

Meanwhile, an NYPD spokesman said Sunday that Buscemi’s attack remains at large.

A popular figure in his native New York, Buscemi famously rushed to the World Trade Center site after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks to join his former fire department, Engine 55.

The former Emmy winner was one of the bravest New Yorkers in the 1980s.

In 2021, he dressed up as the character he played on the hit series “30 Rock” to hand out candy to children from a porch in Park Slope on Halloween.