New York Post

Cops hot on daredevil teen’s Insta trail

- Daniel Prendergas­t, Nick Fugallo, Larry Celona,Priscilla DeGregory, Elizabeth Rosner, Natalie O’Neill

Police are using social media to probe a teenage daredevil who just can’t seem to stop climbing skyscraper­s around Manhattan, sources said Monday.

Instagram shots posted by human fly Justin Casquejo of himself hanging from the top of city buildings are now being scoured by the NYPD’s Midtown North to see if they warrant criminal charges, according to the sources.

Cops are also looking at surveillan­ce footage after The Post revealed Monday that Casquejo has scaled skyscraper­s near Central Park, Columbus Circle and the Empire State Building.

The new investigat­ion comes after the 18-year-old got only a slap on the wrist when he was caught scaling the then-under-construc- tion 1 World Trade Center in 2014.

While police investigat­e, the teen may face even more heat from his dad.

“I hope he learned his lesson,” Cecil Casquejo, 52, said before slamming the door of the family’s Weehawken, NJ, home Monday.

His stepsister Jan added, “[Dad] always tells him to be careful and not do anything crazy.”

His neighbors, however, don’t think he’s ready to quit being “crazy.”

“He wants to go to Dubai to climb the tallest building in the world one day,” said neighbor Ileana Speer. “He does this stuff all the time, but he’s a good kid.”

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