New York City is often touted as one of the nation’s great melting pots - a place where people of all nations come together to create a culture and a city that is like no place else on earth. And while that is undoubtedly true, New York is also a nesting doll, made of cities within cities, all constantly in the act of being built, with more popping up all the time. One of the newest places to explore is Long Island City. Not to be confused with Long Island itself, the city sits on the western edge of Queens, right at the point where the Queensboro bridge ends its trip from Manhattan. There, in a luxurious twenty-third floor apartment with commanding views of both Brooklyn and Manhattan, interior designer Tanika Goudeau Hochhauser makes her home with her husband, Brian, using all of her styling ability to ensure that the view inside her space is every bit as breathtaking as the one outside her window.