Trust a wise guy!

‘TV mob’ actor boosts new pol

This “Sopranos” star is offering Brooklyn voters a candidate they can’t refuse.

Brooklyn-born-and-bred actor Steve Schirripa, best known as toy-train-loving mobster Bobby “Bacala” Baccalieri on the hit show, has taken on a new role as a political operative.

Schirripa, 63, has quietly begun making phone calls to registered voters and hanging campaign signs in his old neighborhood of Bensonhurst to support 24-yearold political neophyte Steven Patzer, a Democrat who seeks an upset win in a highly competitive race in southern Brooklyn to succeed term-limited Councilman Mark Treyger.

“I’m not a political guy in the least bit, but I am looking for a guy who takes care of business, and this kid does,” the toughtalking actor said. “I grew up there, and he’s doing some good stuff. He’s not a politician, which is what I like about him.”

Schirripa, who now co-stars alongside Tom Selleck on “Blue Bloods,” said he is especially impressed with the young pol’s volunteer work during the coronavirus crisis. This included picking up and personally delivering 6,000 donated food-care packages to seniors, and leaving behind business cards in case they needed more assistance.

“I think this kid is right for the job,” Schirripa said. “I think Bill de Blasio is a bad mayor and made a mess of this city, and I think he can combat that.”

Schirripa, who now lives in lower Manhattan, said he was introduced to Patzer through the candidate’s spokeswoman, Reyna Gobel. The actor and Gobel are longtime friends, having met two decades ago in Las Vegas when she was a comedyreview writer and he was entertainment director for the legendary Riviera Hotel.

Schirripa said he still keeps in touch with other members of “The Sopranos” cast, including Michael Imperioli, with whom he does a popular podcast called “Talking Sopranos.”

Patzer said he’s excited to have the star power behind him.

“If you knock on doors in Gravesend or Bensonhurst, one out of every two doors knows who Steve Schirripa is but also knows what high school he went to,” said Patzer (it’s Lafayette HS). “He’s a good guy.”

Patzer, a Web developer who grew up in the Georgetown section of southern Brooklyn, moved to Gravesend two years ago to meet residency requirements for the 47th Council District.

Also running in June’s Democratic primary for the council seat are former state Assemblyman Alec Brook-Krasny and Ari Kagan, a longtime aide to Treyger.