Two days after The Post blew the whistle, a scary homeless encampment along Manhattan’s West Side has grown to 12 city blocks. A grotesque homeless encampment continues to expand on Manhattan’s West Side and now covers 12 city blocks with theft, drugs and prostitution flourishing in broad daylight, The Post has learned. Dozens of tents.
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Two days after The Post blew the whistle, a scary homeless encampment along Manhattan’s West Side has grown to 12 city blocks. A grotesque homeless encampment continues to expand on Manhattan’s West Side and now covers 12 city blocks with theft, drugs and prostitution flourishing in broad daylight, The Post has learned. Dozens of tents.
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