Mamdani says homeless encampment near the Intrepid will be cleared but doesnt know when

Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Thursday he’ll finally do something about the embarrassing homeless encampment that’s marred Manhattan’s West Side — but doesn’t have a clue when.Mamdani told reporters Thursday that he has “noticed” the blocks long blight between the Intrepid Museum and the Jacob Javits Center, but refused to give a timeline and said he had no idea when his own mandated seven-day waiting period to act kicks in.“This site has been noticed and it will be cleared,” the mayor said.“As with any site once we notice there is seven days until the point of clearing each of those seven days is characterized by outreach from city workers looking to connect those who are present with services whether it be services at a shelter, medical services, or supportive services beyond that.”Under his own mandate, the NYPD had to cede enforcement of unsightly encampments to city outreach and homeless services workers, who have one week to offer vagrants services and a place to bed down before the makeshift shelters and tents can be taken down.

The Post asked Mamdani on Thursday when that seven-day period ends.“We can get back to you,” he said.“I don’t know which is the seventh day.”The encampment has proven to be a black eye for City Hall, turning the area into skid row.The encampment is made up of blocks of ratty makeshift shelters and worn-out tents, including some where drugs and sex are peddled while tapping into city utility poles to steal electricity.On Thursday, most of the vagrants remained, with some packing up their possessions, taking down tents and moving on — until nightfall, when many are likely to return.Most of the sketchy sidewalk squatters refused to comment.

The sidewalk remains littered with carts, boxes, delivery bags and assorted trash.Two people emerged from one shelter on 47th and West Side Highway, and three from another at 50th Street and 11th Avenue.One camp sits across from the Javits Center, with a tent, a struct...