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Former New York Rangers hothead Sean Avery was in Manhattan court Monday for bashing a car that was blocking a bike lane in Greenwich Village.

Avery, 38, was arraigned on a desk appearance ticket on one count of criminal mischief for allegedly hitting the driver’s side door with his scooter Feb. 23 at East Eighth Street and Broadway.

“If I need to be the poster boy for defending the bike lanes, I will absolutely do that,” the notorious scrapper told The Post. “We need to be able to just bike in freedom.”

“You should have played for the Islanders,” a court clerk quipped to Avery as he strolled into the courtroom. He played for the New York Rangers for roughly half his 10-year NHL career, before hanging up the skates with the Broadway Blues in 2012.

The former forward, known for his aggression and agitation on the ice, has been equally pugnacious about protecting bike lanes, frequently picking fights with drivers who block them and then posting Instagram video of the altercations.

Avery showed up without a lawyer and was provided a free court-appointed attorney.

The controversial ex-player, who is married to model Hilary Rhoda, was arrested for throwing rocks at cars just days before his 2015 wedding.

In 2008, he was suspended for six games from the Dallas Stars then let go after making an offensive comment about a player on an opposing team dating his ex, actress Elisha Cuthbert.

“It’s become like a common thing in the NHL for guys to fall in love with my sloppy seconds,” he said at the press conference.

He’s due back in court July 5. If convicted, he faces up to one year in jail.