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Williamsburg Reacts to News of an Impending Urban Outfitters

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Earlier this morning, Crain's reported that Urban Outfitters and sister-company Anthropologie are gearing up to invade Williamsburg. So we hopped on the L train and polled passerby on Bedford Avenue to get their reactions. As with those J. Crew rumors, responses were mixed—but generally, nobody seems thrilled. See their opinions in the gallery above.—Becca Endicott
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