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Trashy or Trendy? Trailer Park to Open in Williamsburg  [NYPost]

Neighborhood not sweet on Domino condo project  [NYPost]

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Kill Devil Hill @ 174 Franklin Ave in Greenpoint, currently features a mannequin in military fatigues drinking a cup of joe in the store’s front window.  It beckons one to head on in, and to drink in the warmth. Designed to mirror Western-style General Stores, knickknacks abound including: “a range of vintage goods, from workwear to military uniforms. Taxidermy, bones, antlers, and teeth. Trading beads, elk ivory pendants and clocks.”

From handcrafted soaps for $2 and bottle openers-as-keychain ornaments to a $125 women’s bolero-style jacket which dates back to Victorian times. The clothes ersatz exhibits are all hands-on.

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City Planning Certifies New Domino Development  [BrooklynEagle]

Improv Everywhere announces No Pants Subway Ride date  [NYPost]

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Murder at a Williamsburg bodega  [DailyNews]

Cyclists Dedicate ‘Ghost Bikes’ To Accident Victims  [WPIX]

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Greenpoint-based ecommerce site Insound is known primarily for its encyclopedic trove of indie rock—and in physical forms both new and old. While the store has hundreds of mp3s, according to Matt Wishnow, Insound founder and president, 60 percent of the store’s sales are vinyl records.

But being in what is arguably America’s indie rock capital in the moment—as well as “so many great record stores in Williamsburg,” as Wishnow put it—Insound sought to differentiate itself a bit. Enter its collection of art and screen printed clothing selections. On display and on sale from Thursday through yesterday at Williamsburg event space 303 Grand, located at its namesake address, the looks embrace a major undertone of the sound that has put the Williamsburg-Greenpoint area on the map during this decade.

And certainly, 2000s Brooklyn scene darlings such as Department of Eagles and Clap Your Hands, Say Yeah get their due in the Insound 20 line of posters, t-shirts and sweatshirts. Released last year, the collection features the designs of Oakland artist Jason Munn, a.k.a. The Small Stakes and says Wishnow, was the first time posters have been commissioned to feature a group of bands independent of a concert tour.

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