A shady asbestos inspector who served prison time for conning a famed jazz great out of $500,000 allegedly never even showed up to the site of a highly contested Brooklyn homeless shelter being pushed by the Mamdani administration before greenlighting the project for construction.

Noel Muir claimed he inspected the site of the planned 150-bed men’s shelter in Bensonhurst in April 2025, before proclaiming it asbestos-free, city records show.

The approval briefly paved the way for construction to begin on the shelter, which has been marred by delays for more than two-and-a-half years and sparked near-daily protests — including one resulting in a local councilwoman being arrested for allegedly biting a cop.

But 16 residents and business leaders insist in court papers that Muir lied about inspecting the site, which is set to open in late 2027.

Noel Muir, an asbestos inspector who served prison time for stealing nearly $500,000 from a famed jazz musician, has become enmeshed in the Mamdani administration’s…