Carmelo’s big a$$ist for ‘home’

Knicks star Carmelo Anthony started a fund-raiser Friday for Hurricane Maria recovery efforts in Puerto Rico — and kicked it off with a personal $50,000 donation.

“Right now, as I’m sitting here on Thursday night, there’s thousands of little kids sitting in the dark,” the hoopster (above), who is half Puerto Rican, wrote in an emotional post on The Players’ Tribune.

“They might not have a roof over their heads anymore. Their houses might be totally destroyed. Their refrigerators aren’t running. They might not have much food or clean water to last them the week.”

Calling the people of Puerto Rico “our fellow man,” Anthony pleaded for support.

“I literally don’t know what’s happening down there, or if my people are OK, or what the future holds,” he wrote. “I know that it’s not gonna be easy. I’m just asking for your help.”

Anthony’s YouCaring fund-raiser has a $1 million goal — and by Friday afternoon donors had contributed more than $112,000.

Meanwhile, Mayor de Blasio announced that 18 FDNY firehouses and EMS stations across the city will serve as drop-off sites for New Yorkers who want to donate medical supplies, baby food and other critically needed items to aid Puerto Rico.

Drop-off locations include Engine 28 on the Lower East Side, Engine 307 in Jackson Heights, Engine 201 in Sunset Park and Engine 157 in Port Richmond.