Hyper-popular Kula Yoga is set to open a branch in the uber-trendy Williamsburg after Labor Day, a neighborhood that already has at least 5 yoga studios within a 10 block radius, one with 3 locations. No doubt long-timers such as Go Yoga (full disclosure: I teach 2 classes at Go) are nervous, especially when such publications as New York Magazine list Kula's newest addition in a beauty feature.
Earlier in the summer, Yogamaya opened in Chelsea and Abhaya Yoga, an Anusara studio, opened in Dumbo. Then there are the donations-based studios popping up. One in Greenpoint, I noticed one hot July day as I was strolling over to Green Street, and I believe there are more.