A homophobic thug slashed a woman in the face on a Lower East Side street after she called him out for hurling anti-gay slurs at her pal, authorities said.
Takeam Brison, 32, allegedly walked up to a group of friends standing at Delancey Street and Essex Street last Friday at 10:40 p.m. and spewed the hateful epithets, calling one man a “f—-t” and asking, “Am I in F—-tville?,” according to cops.
When the 29-year-old woman told Brison to pipe down, the bigoted brute whipped out a blade and slashed the left side of her face — just as an off-duty cop was exiting a nearby subway station, police said.
The officer took off after Brison, helping fellow cops nab him after a five-block chase, officials said.
Brison, a Bowery homeless shelter resident with an arrest record dating back to the 90s, was charged with felony assault as a hate crime, and criminal possession of a weapon for a pocket knife found on his person, according to authorities.
The gutsy slashing victim was rushed to Bellevue Hospital Center and received several stitches.
City Council Member Margaret Chin issued a statement saying, “The woman who confronted this man during his hate-filled rant must be commended for her courageous and noble action, and I am deeply thankful that she did not suffer life-threatening injuries.”