NEW YORK — Cops including two high-ranking NYPD officials proudly hoisted an American flag — and a school worker pulled down and tossed away a Palestinian flag — after evicting protesters encamped at City College, video posted by the department shows.

Kaz Daughtry, the NYPD’s Deputy Commissioner for Operations, posted the video early Wednesday.

In the video, a man jumps up and rips down the Palestinian flag then hands it to a school worker who tosses it to the ground. Daughtry and Tarik Sheppard, the NYPD’s deputy commissioner for public information, then participate in hooking an American flag to the pole in its place.

The moment appears to have been captured by an NYPD photographer as credentialed media were blocked from accessing the encampment.

At the end of the video, Daughtry and Sheppard smile and pose for the camera next to the flag pole.

“An incredible scene and proud moment as we have assisted @CityCollegeNY in restoring order on campus, culminating in raising Old Glory once again on their campus flagpole,” Daughtry tweeted alongside the video.

Observers criticized the flag video for sending the wrong message and straying too far into politicizing the NYPD.

“NYPD sees itself as a conquering military (not protectors of free speech/protest as they often falsely claim),” wrote Joo Hyun-Kang, director of Communities United for Police Reform. “Replacing a flag isn’t about safety, it’s propaganda. And why in the hell should cops be doing this?”

The criticism brought a defense from the mayor who noted his uncle “died defending the country.”

“You don’t take over our buildings and put another flag up,” Adams said. “It’s despicable that schools will allow another country’s flag to fly in our country. So blame me for being proud to be an American.”

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