A 6-year-old boy was slapped in the face in an unprovoked assault as he walked through Bryant Park’s bustling winter market in Midtown on Sunday, according to authorities and sources.

The little boy was assaulted around 4:51 p.m. inside the park, which was packed with cheery shoppers at the annual holiday market in the Bank of America Winter Village, according to the NYPD.

A 6-year-old boy was slapped in the face in an unprovoked assault while inside Bryant Park on Sunday. Matthew McDermott

Bryant Park is bustling with cheery shoppers and skaters at the Bank of America Winter Village this time of year. Matthew McDermott

The youngster was slapped in the face in what appeared to be an unprovoked attack, according to sources.

The boy’s father, who was with him at the park, witnessed th

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