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The auction concluded on January 19, 2022, with the ferry sold "as is" and "where is" to Paul Italia, Ron Castellano and Staten Island natives Colin Jost and Pete Davidson [9] for a final selling price of $280,100. [10] The new owners planned on converting the ferry into an entertainment venue at the cost of $34 million as of 2024. [11]
Colin Jost at Tommy Hilfiger RTW Spring 2025 as part of New York Ready to Wear Fashion Week held aboard the Staten Island Ferry the MV John F. Kennedy on Sept. 8, 2024 in New York City
The Saturday Night Live comedian and the Black Widow actress, who married in 2020, recently debated Jost's unexpected purchase of a decommissioned Staten Island Ferry vessel during the "Great ...
Jost and Pete Davidson bought a decommissioned ferry in 2022 for $280,000 Colin Jost Jokes That Buying a Staten Island Ferry Was the 'Dumbest' Purchase He 'Ever Made' (Exclusive) Skip to main content
The Staten Island Ferry is a fare-free passenger ferry route operated by the New York City Department of Transportation.The ferry's single route runs 5.2 miles (8.4 km) through New York Harbor between the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Staten Island, with ferry boats completing the trip in about 25 minutes.
The Andrew J. Barberi was the first of two Staten Island Ferry boats in the Barberi class, which also includes MV Samuel I. Newhouse (built 1982). [2] Each boat has a crew of 15, can carry 6,000 passengers but no cars, is 310 feet (94 m) long and 69 feet 10 inches (21.29 m) wide, with a draft of 13 feet 6 inches (4.11 m), a gross tonnage of 3,335 short tons (2,978 long tons; 3,025 t), a ...
In January 2022 Davidson and Jost — Staten Island-bred real-life pals — bought the 60-year-old decommissioned John F. Kennedy Staten Island Ferry for $280,000.
The MV Mary Murray was a 277-foot (84 m) long Staten Island Ferry vessel launched in 1937. She was decommissioned in 1975, and sold at auction with her new owner intending to turn it into a restaurant or museum.