Queen of Queens

Life of a millennial living in the worlds greatest city

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about A.

I am a millennial in the greatest city ever, residing in Queens in a typical pre-war 1BR apartment, and do the Midtown corporate lifestyle because it pays the bills. In my personal life, I really enjoy traveling (40+ countries so far), lifting weights, throwing in a new fitness challenge here and there (HYROX next!) and am a massive foodie. I like to read if I ever take the time, I like EDM concerts and also like talking my daily walks. I love coffee and watching my plants grow.

  • Met Rooftop

    Met Rooftop

    An evening at the Met

    New York is home of many museums, one better than the next and there’s no shortage of art collections to see and immersive installations to experience. The Metropolitan Museum of Art is a classic go-to on anybody’s New York bucket list. But did you know it has the best view over the city, completed with outdoor art and a glass of wine in hand? It really doesn’t get any better than that.

    Last weekend, we tapped into our artsy cultural side and decided to go to the Met. Not that we went for a specific gallery or exhibition – although we happily realized that the new Rockefeller Wing had opened, and the Louis Vuitton funded exhibition “Superfine” was still on – but we went first and foremost for the The Roof Garden!

    Our day started out by people watching on the Met stairs, followed by a speedy entrance process, pay-what-you-wish tickets as NY residents, and off we went right into the Egyptian exhibition that is close to the main entrance and amazing. After perusing, taking a detour to find restrooms which was quite the treck through different levels and exhibitions, we miraculously ended up in the new Rockefeller Wing featuring the current Oceania exhibition which worked out great! Continuing from there, we stumbled into the Superfine – Tailoring Black Style exhibition which was dark lit, moody, and had a lot of fashion on display in a unique setting for a classic museum. We then made it to the only elevator that takes you to the roof, just to realize there was a huuuge line. Discouraged, but nonetheless, we stood in line since this is what we came for. After just 15min we made it up and the weather was grand, the wine was flowing and the view was impeccable with the nearing sunset we happened to catch. Definitely a must-see if you want to impress your date, a visitor, or just want a unique view of the city yourself!

    The Roof Garden will be closing mid-October for a 5 year hiatus and renovation so if you haven’t been you should def go ASAP. Highly recommend for your next New York City adventure!

  • Meet the Queen of Queens!

    Hi! It’s me, A. Your trusted resource when it comes to navigating life as a millennial in the biggest, loudest and greatest city ever – NEW YORK! As you might have guessed by now, I reside in Queens in a typical pre-war 1BR apartment (rent stabilized SAY WHAT) with a fire escape I use as a balcony to tan or (unsuccessfully) grow tomatoes, as one does in the city. With me, my 20+ plants and my native Queens boyfriend share this small space.

    This blog will be about the all and nothing and the in between experiences of life in the big apple: the day-to-day wannabe corporate girlie lifestyle, the best foodie spots as Queens is the food-mecca, struggles of your mid30s when half your friends are getting married or adopting a dog, and the other half are getting high and wasted at 4am at a shady bar in LES, about where to travel and what to see when you need to get da fuck out of this hellhole (there are those days), funny anecdotes with strangers and crazies, about navigating a city that never sleeps as your priorities shift, and sometimes just accepting the daily mundanity that even the greatest city on earth isn’t exempt from.

    I hope you enjoy my site and can take some life lessons, or avoid some life lessons, from this. I am admittedly not a native New Yorker (going on 8 years, although I heard you have to make 10 to be considered a REAL New Yorker…) which in return makes me see things the city has to offer from a different angle. I am indeed a mid-30s millennial trying to figure it all out while living my best life as everyone around the globe is.

    Thanks for stumbling upon my page, A.