? Many Borough Park community members said Friday they have accepted a top cop?s apology for his comments during a demonstration of Jewish people.

Police Chief Joseph Esposito released a formal letter of apology. In the letter, Esposito said he did not want his poor choice of words to create a gap between the 66th Precinct and members of the Borough Park community. City Council member Simcha Felder (D-Brooklyn) accepted the chief?s apology for cursing at the crowd while trying to disperse it.

Residents protested on Tuesday over what they called the unfair treatment of 75-year-old Arthur Schick. Neighbors say police pushed the senior and twisted his arms. Officers maintain they had to arrest Schick after he refused to take his ticket for talking on his cell phone while driving.

A civilian complaint board is investigating whether another officer used inappropriate language during Schick?s arrest.

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