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‘SNL’ star Colin Jost says buying Staten Island Ferry with Pete Davidson was ‘dumbest’ purchase ever
By Dean Balsamini,
1 days ago
This investment didn’t float his boat.
“Saturday Night Live” star Colin Jost called buying a decommissioned Staten Island Ferry “absolutely the dumbest and least thought-through purchase I’ve ever made in my life.”
The Weekend Update anchor expressed his sunken feeling to People magazine at the Tommy Hilfiger show during New York Fashion Week, which was held on board the boondoggle — aka the John F. Kennedy.
Colin Jost recently expressed his sunken feeling about the purchase. REUTERS Jost and Pete Davidson purchased the decommissioned vessel for $280,000. Robert Miller
Jost and fellow native Staten Islander and SNL cast member Pete Davidson purchased the retired vessel at auction for $280,000 in 2022. The partnership, which includes architect and developer Ron Castellano and comedy club owner Paul Italia, reportedly planned to convert it into a $34 million entertainment venue.
Added Jost: “The way I justified it is for the amount of money we were putting into buying it, on just a basic square-footage level, is if you found the right place for it to be, you were essentially buying a building on its side that’s 65,000 square feet. So around New York, that is a very good price per square foot.”
On Sunday, their MV JFK ferryboat hosted Hilfiger’s fashion show, which has long been a flagship event of the week.
Pete Davidson (left) and Colin Jost allegedly bought the Staten Island ferryboat while “very stoned.” AP Models leave the MV John F. Kennedy ferryboat at Pier 17 at the end of a Tommy Hilfiger spring 2025 show on Sunday. James Keivom
Castellano told Travel + Leisure that it might become a boutique cruise ship of sorts, that would sail between New York and Miami.
Jost appears to be conflicted about the boat, which rocked during the Hilfiger extravaganza that ended with a surprise performance by three members of the Wu-Tang Clan — which also hails from Staten Island.
“I never thought it was a money pit, except that it, you know, costs money,” the celeb told Alexa afterward. “I always had faith that it will be something really fun. I thought tonight was really fun!”
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