Camouflage mask-wearing cyclist unleashes bear spray during NYC subway clash – hitting 8 riders: cops, sources

A camouflage mask-wearing menace shot bear spray into a crowded Manhattan train car late Sunday – injuring eight straphangers – after flipping out when someone confronted him for blocking the door with his bike, cops and sources said. 

The masked man’s bike was obstructing one of the doors of a southbound No. 4 train at 14th Street-Union Square when he got into a dispute with another commuter around 9:40 p.m., law enforcement sources said. 

The agitated unidentified biker then caused hysteria when he sprayed the bear repellant into the train car as he stepped out onto the platform, cops and sources said. 

Four victims were taken to Lenox Hill Hospital in stable condition, and four more were treated on scene, police said. 

None of the victims were children or senior citizens, cops said. 

But photos from the scene show several people, including at least one child, covering their noses and mouths with their hands or their clothing as they fled the station.

A photo also shows the canister of bear spray that the suspect ditched as he ran off. 

The suspected sprayer – believed to be in his 30s and last seen wearing a green camouflage mask – had not been caught by Monday afternoon. 

The incident comes just over a month after Dominic Sabater, 23, allegedly shot bear spray at a massive crowd of Pride revelers inside Washington Square Park, apparently out of fear of being assaulted himself, cops and sources said. 

It resulted in 47 people receiving treatment from EMS at the scene, while four others were taken to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition, cops said at the time. 

It wasn’t clear how many injuries were due to the repellant, and how many resulted in the ensuing ensuing stampede, but none were considered life-threatening, according to authorities.