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Homeless Encampments Return Outside Intrepid Museum on West 45th

By Drooid · Oct 26, 2026, 4:03 PM UTC · How we work

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Homeless encampments have reappeared on West 45th Street outside the Intrepid Museum.
The museum occupies a decommissioned aircraft carrier moored on Manhattan’s West Side.
Leslie Woodruff of a Hell’s Kitchen parent board says the city clears encampments, yet they return near Times Square.
Some parents have removed the museum from family activity lists because of nearby drug use.

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Homeless encampments have reappeared on West 45th Street outside the Intrepid Museum.
The museum occupies a decommissioned aircraft carrier moored on Manhattan’s West Side.
Leslie Woodruff of a Hell’s Kitchen parent board says the city clears encampments, yet they return near Times Square.
Some parents have removed the museum from family activity lists because of nearby drug use.