Osama bin Laden is no longer New York’s biggest nightmare.
A poll has found that bullying — not terrorism — is the No. 1 fear that parents in New York have for their children.
“I think parents are terrified about what they see as escalating incidents of bullying and cyberbullying,” said Wendy Sachs, editor-in-chief of the family-issues Web site Care.com, which conducted the survey.
“Terrorism is scary because it’s the unknown, but it can seem very far away — and we’re nine years away from 9/11.”
The survey found that 31 percent of parents in New York say bullying is the thing they are most concerned about when it comes to their kids’ safety.
Only 19 percent said they feared their children would be hurt in a terror attack.
Parents interviewed by The Post agreed that bullying was foremost on their minds.
Vinnette Reid, 42, of Jamaica, Queens, the mom of a 2-year-old, said, “Nobody wants to be bullied, and if a child is being bullied at school, it’s going to keep them from wanting to socialize with other people, and that stays with them for life.”
