Family members of a man killed when an East Village tire swing struck him in the face are suing the city for $10 million over the freak accident, they told The Post Tuesday.
The mother and sister of Aleim Perkins, 39 — who died while playing with his 6-year-old niece in Tompkins Square Park in December — want the Parks Department to remove all 53 of the hard-plastic swings in playgrounds citywide, according to the notice of claim filed in Manhattan Supreme Court.
“You have to be horrified and make sure this never happens again,” said his mom, Rosemary Perkins, 60, who is suing along with sister Vernesha Perkins, 36.
If the city removes the swings, replaces them with safer ones or posts warning signs, the family will no longer seek monetary damages, they said.
The swing was still hanging in the park Tuesday — but some parents refused to let their kids play on it.
“The tire swings are too dangerous. I keep [my daughter] away from it . . . If the city is keeping them, they should put a fence around the area with signs about the possible dangers,” said East Village designer Uki Yasui, 45.
A spokesman for the Parks Department declined to comment.