{"id":2851,"date":"2024-07-23T03:40:19","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T07:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/equinox-hotels.com\/nyc\/electric-lemon-terrace\/"},"modified":"2025-11-20T06:30:48","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T11:30:48","slug":"blade-to-us-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/equinox-hotels.com\/nyc\/blog\/blade-to-us-open\/","title":{"rendered":"BLADE TO THE U.S. OPEN"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);\" class=\"equ-heading-text equ-heading-text--columns-type align wp-block-equ-heading-text\" id=\"block_bfde0509b7322632ced99eabc8bd42e9\">\n\t<div class=\"equ-heading-text__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"equ-heading-text__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"equ-heading-text__heading\">Soar Above the Crowds: Your U.S. Open Helicopter Escape Awaits<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"equ-heading-text__subheading\">July \u00b7 2024\r\n2025<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"equ-heading-text__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"equ-heading-text__text is-text has-animated-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Take your U.S. Open experience to new heights.\u00a0From the court to the skyline, Equinox Hotel New York offers the ultimate way to experience the US Open in style. This August 31st to September 7th, BLADE provides guests a seamless helicopter transfer directly to LGA and transfer to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York. In just minutes, you\u2019ll trade Manhattan traffic for sweeping aerial views, arriving refreshed and ready for the matches that define this iconic tournament, held August 24th to September 7th, 2025.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"813\" data-end=\"1437\">When the final set of the day is over, your US Open experience doesn\u2019t end\u2014it evolves. This season, Electric Lemon at Equinox Hotel transforms its terrace into a courtside-inspired lounge in partnership with MO\u00cbT &amp; Chandon. Sip a refreshing MO\u00cbT Ice Cocktail, share a chilled bucket of MO\u00cbT Mini Imp\u00e9rial, or enjoy MO\u00cbT by the glass, paired with playful treats like truffle popcorn and champagne sorbet available from August 18th through September 30th.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1439\" data-end=\"1663\">Whether you\u2019re soaring to the stadium by helicopter or raising a glass under the city skyline, Equinox Hotel is your home base for an unforgettable US Open New York experience\u2014where luxury, sport, and celebration meet.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);\" class=\"equ-two-images align wp-block-equ-two-images\" id=\"block_beb533be1747036f3da3bed7e351b7a8\">\n\t<div class=\"equ-two-images__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"equ-two-images__list\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"equ-two-images__item\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/equinox-hotels.com\/nyc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Blade_Matt_Ritchie_DSC05532-2-1000x1000.webp\" class=\"equ-two-images__image\" alt=\"Woman walking toward black SUV branded \u201cBLADE\u201d near the Vessel in NYC, with modern buildings and bollards framing the upscale city scene\" srcset=\"https:\/\/equinox-hotels.com\/nyc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Blade_Matt_Ritchie_DSC05532-2-1000x1000.webp 1000w, https:\/\/equinox-hotels.com\/nyc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Blade_Matt_Ritchie_DSC05532-2-600x600.webp 600w, https:\/\/equinox-hotels.com\/nyc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Blade_Matt_Ritchie_DSC05532-2-400x400.webp 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"equ-two-images__item\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/equinox-hotels.com\/nyc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Bell407-2-1-1000x1000.webp\" class=\"equ-two-images__image\" alt=\"Person stepping out of black helicopter on tarmac with crew member assisting, suggesting luxury or organized air transport\" srcset=\"https:\/\/equinox-hotels.com\/nyc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Bell407-2-1-1000x1000.webp 1000w, https:\/\/equinox-hotels.com\/nyc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Bell407-2-1-600x600.webp 600w, https:\/\/equinox-hotels.com\/nyc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Bell407-2-1-400x400.webp 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"equ-text-image-slider equ-text-image-slider--balanced-type equ-text-image-slider--media-on-right align wp-block-equ-text-image-slider\" id=\"block_a96d30f45f4472eb54412db86f2f3801\">\n\t<div class=\"equ-text-image-slider__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"equ-text-image-slider__content\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"equ-text-image-slider__heading\">   <\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"equ-text-image-slider__text is-text\"><p style=\"text-align: left\">With this unique travel experience, enjoy a swift helicopter trip from BLADE Lounge West, steps away from the hotel, to LaGuardia Airport in just minutes. Upon arrival, an SUV will be waiting to whisk you away to the U.S. Open VIP entrance, ensuring a door-to-door travel time of only 25 minutes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">BLADE\u2019s helicopter service is designed to provide a stress-free and enjoyable travel experience. From the moment you step into the BLADE Lounge West to your arrival at the U.S. Open VIP entrance, every detail is meticulously handled for you. Soar above the crowds and city skyline while indulging in unparalleled views of NYC.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">If you wish to reserve your seat please email\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:equinoxhotels@blade.com\">equinoxhotels@blade.com<\/a>\u00a0or our hotel Concierge team at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:concierge.hy@equinox-hotels.com\">concierge.hy@equinox-hotels.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"equ-text-image-slider__slider swiper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"equ-text-image-slider__media-list swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"equ-text-image-slider__media-item swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn1.equinox-hotels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/14092343\/BLADE-1.webp\" class=\"equ-text-image-slider__image\" alt=\"Black BLADE helicopter hovering over waterfront helipad near city skyline and landing zone building\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn1.equinox-hotels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/14092343\/BLADE-1.webp 1920w, https:\/\/cdn1.equinox-hotels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/14092343\/BLADE-1-1536x1024.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"equ-text-image-slider__pagination swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On September 1st to 8th 2024, BLADE offers an exclusive helicopter service for Equinox Hotel guests, making your journey to the U.S. Open as seamless as possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1798,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/equinox-hotels.com\/nyc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/equinox-hotels.com\/nyc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/equinox-hotels.com\/nyc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/equinox-hotels.com\/nyc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/equinox-hotels.com\/nyc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2851"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/equinox-hotels.com\/nyc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2851\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2877,"href":"https:\/\/equinox-hotels.com\/nyc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2851\/revisions\/2877"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/equinox-hotels.com\/nyc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1798"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/equinox-hotels.com\/nyc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/equinox-hotels.com\/nyc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/equinox-hotels.com\/nyc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}