STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- It's a law routinely broken in parking lots across the borough: Illegal use of parking spots reserved for the handicapped.

Ex-congressman Michael Grimm was spotted parking in one at a strip mall lot Thursday in New Dorp.

The congressional candidate was seen backing in and then getting out of his silver Lexus near his office.

Grimm said he was in a hurry and it's "my bad."

"In a hurry to drop something off at my office; I did not notice parking in a handicap spot, and if I did -- my bad," Grimm said.

A sign which reads, "Warning handicapped parking only. Cars with handicapped plates or valid handicapped parking permits only," can be seen right behind Grimm's car.

The blue lines outlining the parking spot on the blacktop are visible through the small amount of slush and ice on the ground.

"However, the fact that this warrants a news story proves only that journalism is dead, while the unhealthy obsession with Michael Grimm remains very much alive," he said.

Parking in a handicap spot comes with a hefty price tag of $180 -- if caught.

"Michael Grimm breaking a law? We're shocked," said a spokesman for Rep. Daniel Donovan upon hearing the news.

"It's the same arrogant attitude from a guy who never thinks the rules apply to him. Leopards don't change their spots," they told the Advance.

Grimm announced his campaign for Congress in September 2017, hoping to retake the seat the now-Rep. Daniel Donovan filled when he pleaded guilty to tax fraud.

He served eight month in federal prison beginning in 2015.