Pleasantville locals have been treating their bodies as a canvas at Birdhouse Tattoo, which took the place of Pleasantville’s former tattoo shop on Bedford Avenue this month.

Jamie Cassaboon, owner of Birdhouse Tattoo, expects to have more business at the Pleasantville tattoo shop than another one he owns at Mohegan Lake.

“No other tattoo shops exist in Pleasantville. This shop has been grandfathered in to the town but there is a ban on tattoo shops here and in local towns,” said Cassaboon.

He believes that members of “Moms of Pleasantville,” a popular Facebook page, have had a lot of influence on what locals think of new businesses that open in Pleasantville.

“I just met the owner of the new Vape Shop and he told us the kind of backlash that he received from Moms of Pleasantville. I’d hate to be on their bad side,” said Cassaboon.

Cassaboon said that he will not have any competition against his business because several surrounding municipalities also have a ban on tattoo shops.

Recognizing that his shop might draw a younger clientele due to the proximity of Pace University, Cassaboon said he enjoys the creativity and the simplicity of tattoo ideas that younger people have.

According to Cassaboon, American Traditional typically has very bold line work, limited color palette, and is considered more graphic than realistic and can be more difficult to do.

Pace University student Stephanie Simoes believes that Birdhouse Tattoo is more professional and has a better atmosphere than the previous tattoo shop.

“I didn’t feel comfortable before because the old tattoo shop wasn’t as professional even their name was uncreative, it was literally called Tattoo Shop,” she said.

Cassaboon said his biggest motto is professionalism, because he believes that unprofessionalism contributes to a stigma that tattoos are for delinquents.