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A New Video Rental Store Turns Back Time in Williamsburg

Co-owners of Night Owl Video Aaron Hamel and Jess Mills. (Credit: Dana Binfet)

Co-owners of Night Owl Video Aaron Hamel and Jess Mills. (Credit: Dana Binfet)

 

Cultural spaces like bookstores, movie theaters, and record stores have all become less common in New York City.

And many film lovers mourn the passing of video rental stores, and the hunt for rare DVDs or videotapes. But as Dana Binfet reports, a new store in Williamsburg is bringing the shopping experience back to film culture.

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About the author(s)

Dana Binfet is a freelance journalist and a graduate student at Columbia School of Journalism, covering the intersection of arts, culture and social justice.