Now that the JetBlue flight attendant who made a dramatic exit from his plane is out of jail, he says the support he’s received is “greatly appreciated.”

Steven Slater was released from a Bronx lockup Tuesday night after posting $2,500 bail.

Slater has been elevated to folk hero status for cursing out a rude passenger over the intercom, grabbing two beers, and then escaping down the emergency slide when the plane he was working on landed at John F. Kennedy Airport.

Facebook pages have been dedicated to his defense, and entrepreneurs are creating “Free Steven Slater” t-shirts.

On the Upper East Side, where Slater was seen entering an apartment building late Tuesday, reaction to his newfound celebrity was mixed.

"He was probably upset, had a bad day," said one New Yorker.

"You're on a plane. It's a federal thing, you know. You could really get into a lot of trouble," said another. "If anything, he should have just waited for the person outside and handled it quietly."

"I have bad days on my job, and sometimes I want to say the same, but the economy's bad; you need to keep your job," said a third.

Speaking to reporters as he left the holding facility Tuesday, Slater said all of the support is "greatly appreciated" but he would not comment further at this time.

The 38-year-old's lawyer says the incident began in Pittsburgh, when a female passenger who was arguing with another passenger hit Slater in the head with the bin door and did not apologize. That same passenger then cursed him out once the plane landed at JFK, because her bag was gate checked and not immediately available.

Slater faces felony charges including reckless endangerment, criminal mischief and trespassing.

His lawyer says Slater made sure there was no one around before activating the slide.

Slater faces up to seven years in prison if convicted.