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Why We Love The Kentucky Derby (and How to Celebrate it in NYC)
Every year, more than 150,000 spectators from across the world don their most eye-catching hats and fascinators to cheer on thoroughbred racehorses at the Churchill Downs racetrack in Louisville,...
What’s Happening in NYC in May
Slowly rising temperatures and increasingly long stretches of sunlight make late spring an excellent time to explore New York City. From your roost at Refinery Hotel, you’ll be poised...
Midtown Musings: Boqueria Opens in Midtown
A few weeks ago, we got a sneak peek of the new Boqueria, the latest outpost of chef Marc Vidal’s growing empire of tapas restaurants. It’s just opened, and...
Midtown Musings: Why We Love Grand Central Market
A few weeks ago, the Refinery Team made the easy walk from our hotel near Bryant Park to Grand Central Station. We weren’t taking a train anywhere, and we...
Where to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Midtown
With the weather thawing and signs of spring appearing across the city, it can only mean one thing, St. Patrick’s Day is almost here. Although the holiday was created...
Midtown Musings: Why We Love the Bryant Park Winter Village
Each winter, Bryant Park transforms itself from a leafy oasis into a veritable winter wonderland, with an ice rink and the annual Bryant Park Winter Village. Dozens of glass-roofed...
Midtown Musings: The Morgan Library & Museum
NYC is famous for its museums. Everyone knows the biggies—the Met, the MoMA, the Whitney—and we love spending hours ambling through their galleries, crowded with locals and visitors alike....
What’s Happening in NYC November 2017
The weather might be brisk, but November is an exciting time to be in New York City. More than 50,000 people from around the world flock here to run...
Midtown Musings: The Campbell Bar Reborn
New Yorkers had a good collective cry this summer when The Campbell Apartment, a famed, clubby hangout hidden in Grand Central Station, shut its doors. Originally the private office...
What’s Happening in NYC in July
Summer is in full swing in New York City this month, and while many people escape the heat on the shore or upstate, visitors will find the city is...