Williamsburg is about to get stronger — and more flexible.
A new Pilates studio is set to energize the neighborhood this fall. Shine Movement Pilates , founded by longtime instructor and devotee Shing Yiing Ong, will officially open its doors Sept. 23 with a mission to help New Yorkers build strength, confidence and community.
For Ong, the studio is the realization of a dream more than a decade in the making. After moving to New York in 2011 and spending years in the corporate world, she told Brooklyn Paper the dream of creating a Pilates studio never left her.
“This has always been my dream,” Ong said. “Ever since I started Pilates 10 years ago, it’s been helping me. I always had that entrepreneurial spirit when I was [working] in corporate and I’m always into the health, well