New York ? Former New York Mayor David Dinkins is considering taking over the cash-strapped Harlem Boys Choir, now hobbling without a staff and facing eviction by the city.

Dinkins said he wants to help the fabled organization get out of its fiscal mess, perhaps becoming its interim board chairman.

“I truly do love children,” said Dinkins, flanked by Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., other elected officials and members of the choir in front of City Hall.

Rangel, who represents Harlem, appealed to the public for donations to keep afloat the choir, which has a $5 million debt.

He also called on Mayor Michael Bloomberg to let the group stay for free at the Choir Academy of Harlem, a public school at 2005 Madison Ave.

The chorus recently got an eviction notice from the city with an offer to operate only as an after-school program in the building.

“(It costs) $100,000 a year to keep a kid on Riker’s Island, and all we’re asking for is Mr. Mayor, can you spare a dime?” Rangel said.