Witness grilled about himself

IT WAS NYPD Police Officer James Frascatore’s disciplinary hearing — but it was an expert witness testifying on his behalf who wound up on the hot seat Wednesday.

Retired NYPD Lt. Daniel Modell was called to the stand to explain Frascatore’s takedown of tennis star James Blake — but had to answer questions about his disciplinary record during his time with the department.

The judge cleared the courtroom for more than 20 minutes as the Civilian Complaint Review Board prosecutor began his line of questioning — over concerns it violated Section 50-a of the state Civil Rights Law, which prevents the public disclosure of personnel records of uniformed officers.

Modell admitted he was disciplined for playing a bit part in the 2013 NYPD ticket-fixing scandal.

During the portion of Modell’s testimony that was public, he said Frascatore did nothing wrong when he pulled the tennis pro to the ground outside the Grand Hyatt Hotel on E. 42nd St. on Sept. 9, 2015.