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Lenny Dykstra leaving New Jersey with sex boasts, ‘Silence of the Lambs’ taunt

Lenny Dykstra is ready to put New Jersey in his rearview mirror.

That’s what the former MLB great told NJ Advance Media during an exclusive tour Wednesday of his Linden home, where city housing inspectors doled out three summonses last year after neighbors accused Dykstra of running an illegal rooming house plagued by huge mounds of trash, rampant noise and as many as 10 guests at once.

“The house is going up for sale in two weeks,” Dykstra, 56, told the website. “Just needs a final paint. We’re now going to put the makeup on it.