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Ambar Castillo
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Community Reporter, Epicenter-NYC
New York, Washington
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arts & culture and politics on a local and national level.I cover topics involving social issues
Sports, fashion, business,
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By Ambar Castillo Verified| Epicenter-NYC Verified Jazmin Tejada’s journey with yoga didn’t begin with love at first pose. “I absolutely hated it,” she said of the first yoga class she took out of curiosity in her early twenties. A lifelong athlete and professional salsa dancer, Tejada was used to fast, expressive movement. Yoga felt slow and stifling. “This is really boring,” she remembered thinking. Nearly two decades later, Tejada owns one of the only BIPOC-owned yoga studios in Harlem — and the only one in East Harlem, where she grew up.
By Ambar Castillo Verified| Epicenter-NYC Verified When Amanda Aponte was a high school senior, prom was everything. As part of the planning committee, she had been counting down to the night for months. But her most vivid memory is of a floor-length golden halter dress with floral appliqués — a style she first spotted on actress Jessica Alba at a red carpet event. Nearly 18 years later, Aponte is helping teens create their own golden moments— despite the rising costs of prom dresses and the crushing burden of NYC rents.
By Ambar Castillo Verified| Epicenter-NYC Verified Jazmin Tejada’s journey with yoga didn’t begin with love at first pose. “I absolutely hated it,” she said of the first yoga class she took out of curiosity in her early twenties. A lifelong athlete and professional salsa dancer, Tejada was used to fast, expressive movement. Yoga felt slow and stifling. “This is really boring,” she remembered thinking. Nearly two decades later, Tejada owns one of the only BIPOC-owned yoga studios in Harlem — and the only one in East Harlem, where she grew up.
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Epicenter-NYC
Epicenter-NYC is a weekly community newsletter, born out of the need to connect neighbors during the pandemic. In addition, we have a volunteer-led initiative to help our neighbors get vaccinated; we have scheduled thousands of appointments for those in need. Epicenter is part of URL media, a multi-platform network of high-performing Black and Brown media organizations, with a shared goal of uplifting, respecting and loving the communities they serve.
New York, Washington, D.C., United States, United States
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Founded: 2020