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Colin Jost and Pete Davidson’s Staten Island Ferry boat finally finds a purpose — as a venue for Tommy Hilfiger’s runway show
By Carlos Greer,
6 hours ago
Colin Jost will likely be one of many stars at Tommy Hilfiger’s NYFW show on Sunday.
All aboard!
The Staten Island Ferry boat that “Saturday Night Live” stars Colin Jost and Pete Davidson allegedly bought while “very stoned” may finally have a purpose.
Page Six spies spotted the vessel — which was becoming something of a white elephant for the pair — being pulled by tug boats near the South Street Seaport ready for… something.
And according to Women’s Wear Daily, it’s going to be part of Fashion Week.
The MV John F. Kennedy ferryboat will host Tommy Hilfiger’s fashion show, which has long been a flagship event of the week.
Colin Jost will likely be one of many stars at Tommy Hilfiger’s NYFW show on Sunday. Will Heath/NBC via Getty Images Designer Tommy Hilfiger is producing a NYFW show on the Staten Island Ferry Erik Pendzich/Shutterstock
“New York City is the birthplace of the American dream, and the Staten Island Ferry represents the gateway to self-expression for so many across history,” Hilfiger told the fashion trade.
“By hosting this year’s show aboard the MV John F. Kennedy, a recently decommissioned ferry, we will celebrate the quintessential New York City landmark, while writing [the fashion brand’s] nautical-inspired codes firmly into the vessel’s iconic legacy,” he added.
Pete Davidson and Jost purchased the ferry for $280,000 at an auction in 2022. AP The decommissioned ferry made its way to South Street Seaport on Thursday. Page Six
Jost, Davidson, architect and developer Ron Castellano and comedy club owner Paul Italia purchased the ferry for $280,000 at an auction in 2022, reportedly with plans to convert it into a $34 million entertainment venue.
A giddy Davidson revealed they hoped to turn the ferry into a comedy club and restaurant shortly after they purchased it.
Castellano told Travel + Leisure that it might become a boutique cruise ship of sorts, that would sail between New York and Miami.
Davidson revealed he and Jost were stoned when they purchased it. Robert Miller
But in 2023, however, Davidson fessed up to “Entertainment Tonight” that he and Jost “ were very stoned ” when they bought it. (Jost later said that he wasn’t stoned — but that he didn’t know if that made the decision easier or harder to defend).
“I have no idea what’s going on with that thing,” he said, adding they were “figuring it out.”
“Hopefully it turns into a Transformer and gets the f—k out of there so I can stop paying for it,” he said.
Perhaps Hilfiger’s show on Sunday will contribute to the outgoing expenses.
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