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An NYPD cop has been breaking the rules parking pricey Maseratis in downtown Manhattan — and bragged about his ritzy rides when The Post confronted him on Wednesday.

“I’ve got two Maseratis. That’s nice, right?” Sgt. Graham Brathwaite told The Post.

A black Maserati Ghibli S Q4 sedan with an NYPD parking permit in the window was parked in an Access-A-Ride stop on Whitehall Street on Tuesday and a nearby spot designated for the state Department of Insurance on Wednesday.

A Maserati Levante SUV was photographed using the same placard in the same Access-A-Ride stop in March, and local workers say they’ve often seen it in other no-go spots in the area, including bus stops.

The placard in the window of both cars matches the plates on the SUV, which is worth more than $76,000 — but not the Ghibli, which retails for more than $82,000.

Brathwaite claimed responsibility for the sedan Wednesday, producing two sets of keys from his pocket as he boasted about the vehicles he said were “loaners.”

According to the NYPD Patrol Guide, cops can use their placards to stop in some otherwise off-limit places while on duty or doing official business — but it warns there is no defense for parking at a bus stop or no standing zone.

When asked if he was on official business, Brathwaite flipped out and refused to answer.

“Hey, brother, this guy doesn’t like it when people like us succeed,” Brathwaite, 36, said to a black passersby.

He then produced a Star of David necklace.

“I’m Jewish. Do you hate me for that? Is this what your job is? To stand around all day and watch my car? How is that not racist?” he fumed.

The officer made $105,841 in salary and overtime last year, according to SeeThroughNY.

An officer named Graham Brathwaite was sued in 2014 after he and another cop allegedly arrested a young law student who challenged them for parking their cruiser in a bus stop so they could grab lunch from a Brooklyn food truck.

The city agreed to pay out a $15,000 settlement.

The city in February vowed to crack down on rampant placard abuse but created a generous three-strike system.

Brathwaite’s poor parking job comes just a one day after a city DOI probe resulted in eight people being busted for allegedly using phony parking placards to fight tickets.

An NYPD spokeswoman said the Maserati parking was under investigation.