Police are investigating the assault on a Mexican immigrant in New York’s Staten Island as a possible hate crime.

The Consulate of Mexico, in an e-mail to the Staten Island Advance Monday night, condemned the attack on the 40-year-old construction worker.

Police say the victim was attacked by five men on Friday as he was walking from a soccer game in the Port Richmond section.

They say the attackers, who were black, yelled racial slurs and then swung a scooter at the man’s head, breaking his jaw.

The Mexican consulate said it was posting personnel in the borough until further notice to safeguard Mexicans’ rights.