Regina Anderson (pictured above) Private chef, Windsor Terrace
How long have you been a chef? Seventeen years. In 2012, I was on the show Chopped and won. I don’t remember what ingredients I had, but I do remember struggling with a Champagne bottle and it exploding all over the camera guy.
What brings you here? My sister got me a gift card for my 40th birthday. I have two older sisters, and two of us have birthdays in July. So the other sister got us both all-day spa passes.
You don’t look 40. Oh, thanks. Zoom in on my eyes and you might change your mind. But I’m a teetotaler for sure. Always have been, even when I used to model. My friends would call me up and be like, “Hey, the Red Hot Chili Peppers are in town. You should come out.” And I’d be, “No, I’m tired. I just came home from Tahiti. I need to get my beauty rest.” I think about that now, and am like, I was a fool. I was a poop.
Larry Ricci
Union funds director, Seaport District
Francis Kennedy
Construction project manager, Midtown
Alanda Cherestal
Student, East New York
How did you hear about this place?
My sister found it on TikTok, and it looked luxurious. I was like, “Yes, I’m a broke college student. Let me go be rich for a day.” I didn’t know what to expect. I’ve never been to a spa or anything fancy looking. I was just like, Whoa, I can finally be like the people on TikTok or like the people who have money.
Jenell Greenidge
Underwriter and bartender, Uniondale
Roosevelt Luperon
Lifeguard, University Heights
Are you a lifeguard here?
Yes. I used to work at a pool in Brooklyn by North Street, but my friend is a manager at this spa. It’s very easy to get a job as a lifeguard right now. But I don’t think anyone is paying enough. The spa raised me up a couple bucks from my old job, so that’s exciting.
Ryan Kelly
Sales manager, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Clare Palo
Content strategist, Fort Greene
Mauri Solages
Social impact manager, Maplewood, New Jersey
Are you here to escape anything?
Oh, yes. My firstborn son is going to Howard University, and move-in day is next Tuesday. We’re all feeling anxious for his safety, between COVID and monkeypox and crime. I was like, All right, I just need a moment with my girls before this life-changing event happens.
Peyton Worley
Attorney, Murray Hill
Alyse Horn
Executive assistant, Upper West Side
Eudys Reyes
Lifeguard, South Bronx
Kate Borst
Software engineer, Park Slope
Did you get a massage?
Yes. And let me tell you: I’ve been to the Aire baths in Chelsea, SoJo Spa Club in Jersey, and Bathhouse in Williamsburg, and this was the most comfortable massage table I’ve ever been on. So pillowy, and as a big lady, I didn’t for a moment feel like it was going to creak.
Woody Winmill
Attorney, Park Slope
Rachel Grim
Business owner, Clinton Hill
Vicki Warivonchik
Producer, Hamilton Heights
Shalana Francklin
Student, Powder Springs, Georgia
Anahis Barrie
Real-estate agent, Upper East Side
How did you find out about the spa?
My Italian friend actually went to the QC location in Italy. I’m for sure going to come back whenever I have a boyfriend, because I thought it was very romantic. Pray for me: I need to date a good man soon.
Megan Fleming
Middle-school teacher, Midtown East
Photographs by DeSean McClinton-Holland
Larry Ricci
Union funds director, Seaport District
Francis Kennedy
Construction project manager, Midtown
Alanda Cherestal
Student, East New York
How did you hear about this place?
My sister found it on TikTok, and it looked luxurious. I was like, “Yes, I’m a broke college student. Let me go be rich for a day.” I didn’t know what to expect. I’ve never been to a spa or anything fancy looking. I was just like, Whoa, I can finally be like the people on TikTok or like the people who have money.
Jenell Greenidge
Underwriter and bartender, Uniondale
Roosevelt Luperon
Lifeguard, University Heights
Are you a lifeguard here?
Yes. I used to work at a pool in Brooklyn by North Street, but my friend is a manager at this spa. It’s very easy to get a job as a lifeguard right now. But I don’t think anyone is paying enough. The spa raised me up a couple bucks from my old job, so that’s exciting.
Ryan Kelly
Sales manager, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Clare Palo
Content strategist, Fort Greene
Mauri Solages
Social impact manager, Maplewood, New Jersey
Are you here to escape anything?
Oh, yes. My firstborn son is going to Howard University, and move-in day is next Tuesday. We’re all feeling anxious for his safety, between COVID and monkeypox and crime. I was like, All right, I just need a moment with my girls before this life-changing event happens.
Peyton Worley
Attorney, Murray Hill
Alyse Horn
Executive assistant, Upper West Side
Eudys Reyes
Lifeguard, South Bronx
Kate Borst
Software engineer, Park Slope
Did you get a massage?
Yes. And let me tell you: I’ve been to the Aire baths in Chelsea, SoJo Spa Club in Jersey, and Bathhouse in Williamsburg, and this was the most comfortable massage table I’ve ever been on. So pillowy, and as a big lady, I didn’t for a moment feel like it was going to creak.
Woody Winmill
Attorney, Park Slope
Rachel Grim
Business owner, Clinton Hill
Vicki Warivonchik
Producer, Hamilton Heights
Shalana Francklin
Student, Powder Springs, Georgia
Anahis Barrie
Real-estate agent, Upper East Side
How did you find out about the spa?
My Italian friend actually went to the QC location in Italy. I’m for sure going to come back whenever I have a boyfriend, because I thought it was very romantic. Pray for me: I need to date a good man soon.
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