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Patrick Pogan faced up to four years behind bars or probation.

"He is a hard working individual, he is mature well beyond his age based upon the family background he's had, being an Emergency Medical Technician. He's just a caring kid who found himself in an awkward situation," said Pogan's attorney, Stuart London.

A Manhattan jury had convicted Pogan of falsifying business records and submitting a false report about the incident.

He was acquitted of assault and harassment charges in the case.

Pogan resigned from the New York City Police Department last year.

He had been on the job for just 10 days when he charged into Christopher Long during a Critical Mass protest in Times Square in 2008. A tourist's video of the incident was later posted on YouTube.

At trial, each side claimed the other instigated the confrontation.

In the end, Pogan's conviction came down to the police report he signed, saying the cyclist was to blame.

During his court appearance Wednesday, Pogan told the judge, "My family raised me to help people and that is what I would like to continue to do and put this nightmare behind me and prove to you I am a highly productive member of society."

Pogan, who has since been working in construction, says he's also working to be recertified as an EMT.

"It's almost like a baptism for him again. He can start all over," said Pogan's father, Patrick Pogan Senior.

In a statement, Police Benevolent Association President Patrick Lynch said, "The anarchists were looking for a confrontation with police and found it in an rookie officer trying to do his job the best way he knew how. The conditional discharge doesn’t mitigate the fact that New York City has one less police officer today who could have served the city well."