Mayor Bloomberg and a host of highfliers will pack private jets Sunday to head to the Super Bowl.
Along with Hizzoner, billionaire Len Blavatnik, movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, former AOL-Time Warner exec Kenneth Lerer and Tisch family members are all expected to board flights to Indianapolis, sources say.
Arik Kislin’s private charter firm JFI Jets has five planes booked from New York this weekend, costing $19,000 per plane for a round-trip.
When Bloomberg and gal pal Diana Taylor touch down, Hizzoner will head to Lucas Oil Stadium, sources say, where “Meet the Press” is shooting remotes on the field. The mayor will be a guest along with Indiana GOP
Gov. Mitch Daniels.
Many New York jet-setters are hitting Indy just for Sunday. “The city doesn’t have enough luxury hotels,” sniffed one VIP.
Those not making the trek to support Big Blue are hatching city celebrations. Gov. Cuomo will take over Bill’s Bar and Burger in Rockefeller Center, sources say, for an invite-only Super Bowl bash for 150 guests.
Others will watch in more far-flung locales: Star Jones told us at Weinstein’s and Giants co-owner Steve Tisch’s pep rally at Michael’s this week, “I am going to be watching the game on Denise Rich’s yacht in the Bahamas. The Super Bowl coincides with our annual girls trip, so we’ll be watching it together.”
Weinstein seemingly has his work cut out for him on the flight out. “One of my daughters is a Patriots fan,” he told us at the pep rally, “I am going to try and brainwash her on the plane. And I’m not above bribery.” Weinstein is taking his family, as well as two of the grieving daughters of slain hero cop Peter Figoski, and their mom, Paulette, as his special guests.
On crutches following foot surgery, Jonathan Tisch told us he was just cleared to fly by his doctor, who’d been worried about the risk of blood clots. But, Tisch said, “I would have driven to Indianapolis if I had to.”