Mayor Bill de Blasio on Friday called on the state to extend the Big Apple’s existing eviction moratorium to 60 days past the end of the coronavirus crisis.

“The bottom line is tenants need more help,” the mayor said. “There’s a lot the state needs to do and it has to do it quickly.”

De Blasio once again urged the state to issue an order allowing renters to use security deposits to pay rent.

“The challenges that landlords are facing right now are real,” Hizzoner said. “I’m not belittling them, but they pale in comparison to what tenants are facing.”

He also echoed his earlier push for the city’s Rent Guidelines Board to enact a rent freeze on regulated units.

“To me, it’s abundantly clear that we need a rent freeze,” de Blasio said. “There is no reason not to authorize this right now. It’s an emergency action that would help a lot of people.”

Just Thursday night, the board estimated a 2.5 to 3.5 percent increase in rent for regulated apartments under one-year leases.

Hizzoner, who appoints the rent guideline board members, said last week he asked Gov. Andrew Cuomo to suspend it during the pandemic to speed the freeze, but potential legal issues derailed that idea.

So instead, de Blasio called on the board to meet remotely and formally approve a freeze.

The step, he said, would offer relief to as many as 2 million New Yorkers.