East Williamsburg
We talked to boxing coach Colline Laninga about starting college at 16, going from periods of homelessness to the apartment where she met her friend and business partner, her ‘polycule elixir,’ and more.
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Céline Semaan is a modern ambassador of cultures, fostering communication across industry, policy, academia and the broader citizen population.
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Meet Lauren Servideo a comedian known for her quirky Instagram videos where she flaunts original characters and her sharp wit. After starting in a makeup career, she eventually transitioned to being part of the Community Lab team at Instagram.
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Meet NYC Passerby, Atafeh Karimi, who works in A&R and management at her own company. She shares how to stay motivated and driven working in the music industry, while also keeping up self-care routines and creative energy.
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Angie is the Publicity Manager for Vintage & Anchor Books at Penguin Random House. Originally from Los Angeles, she moved to NYC after graduating from college in Oregon to pursue a career in book publishing. She lives in East Williamsburg with her fiancé and their dog, Shelby.
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Sabrina Diaz grew up in Bergen County, New Jersey. She describes her high school as “your quintessential and stereotypical school,” closely resembling Mean Girls. There was even a rumor going around that the movie was based off her school. By her junior year, tired of of that scene, Sabrina took any opportunity she could to get out of her school and her hometown, often ending up in the city. She knew that New York was where she wanted to be for college, and started at LIM before moving to FIT, where she studied marketing and business.
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Meet NYC passerby, Beata Kanter, co – founder / creative director of Maak Haus. Currently she’s working on the launch of Madame Maak, which will be an online magazine documenting and exploring all of the creatives involved in HMS.
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Meet NYC passerby, Charlotte Doherty. She went to college for writing in NC and moved here to further that pursuit, but ended up transitioning into the fashion industry. Currently, she is the general manager of Courtshop Denim and does art on the side.
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Tamara Santibañez relocated from Georgia to New York at a young age and has made the city her home for the past decade. She currently lives and works in Brooklyn, combining a fine art practice of drawing, painting, and printmaking with tattooing full time at the legendary Saved Tattoo.
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