STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Rep. Michael Grimm today blasted Occupy Wall Street protesters as "lowlifes," telling them to "buy a bar of soap," clean up and ship out.

That includes Occupiers threatening to "overrun" the Staten Island Ferry and subways, whom he called a "mob."

Said Grimm: "It has been two months and now it's time for the OWS protesters to pack up their tents, buy a bar of soap and head home ...These people have overstayed their welcome. It's time they get the heck out of New York City. Between the filth, smell, incessant noise and threat to public safety, they have done nothing but cause a nuisance to the people who work and live in Lower Manhattan."

Grimm, a former small business owner, also charged that protesters have "cost the city and surrounding businesses millions of dollars," adding: "It's time these people find a more productive use of their time. New Yorkers have hand enough!"

Grimm (R-Staten Island/Brooklyn) called his constituents "the hard-working 99-percent who simply want to go to work, do their jobs and get home to their families without being hassled along the way. They already face one of the longest commutes in the nation without having to deal with this mob. It is reprehensible for these lifelifes to overrun the ferry or subways ... and add further hours to the trip home."

The freshman lawmaker also hailed Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly for "cleaning up Zuccotti Park and managing a potentially violent and destructive situation," saying, "They have done a tremendous job."

The protesters are planning rallies on Port Richmond Avenue and at the St. George Ferry Terminal this afternoon.