Pete Davidson is saying goodbye to his beloved Staten Island.
21.01.2022 - 22:39 / usmagazine.com
Home sweet home. Staten Island natives Colin Jost and Pete Davidson have officially obtained a piece of history in the form of a decommissioned ferry.
A boat titled the John F. Kennedy was bought by an anonymous bidder for $280,000 on Wednesday, January 19. According to Vulture, the buyers are Jost, 39, Davidson, 28, and Paul Italia, who have plans to turn the vessel into an event venue. The iconic ferry will offer a live entertainment space that includes comedy, art and food, the outlet claims.
The listing for the auction item noted that although the 5,200-person boat is technically in good condition, it will need to be fixed up internally before it is good to go.
“This double ended, passenger and vehicle ferry up for auction is in poor condition and had to be decommissioned due to mechanical issues, the mechanical issues are on the propulsion end,” the description for the item read. “On this vessel are numerous spare parts which are obsolete and not needed by our agency.”
Davidson’s new purchase comes after he was recently spotted spending time in Staten Island with Kim Kardashian. After the reality star, 41, made her hosting debut on Saturday Night Live in October 2021, the pair were photographed hanging out in the comedian’s native borough.
As they continued to spark romance rumors, a source told Us Weekly that the Meet Cute star waited to ask the beauty mogul to “hang out” after they were done working together.
“He was a true professional the whole time they rehearsed and in between takes, but afterward things got flirty,” the insider exclusively revealed in November 2021. “They exchanged numbers and Pete asked if Kim would like to hang out sometime, which she agreed to straight away.”
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Pete Davidson couldn't contain himself during a funny segment for s Weekend Update. The comedian popped on to discuss the recent news that he and Colin Jost, fellow Staten Island native and Weekend Update anchor, purchased a Staten Island Ferry boat together. Appropriately, they discussed the sale with co-star Alex Moffat, who was playing his recurring character — a guy who just bought a boat. «Hey! We bought a ferry, the windowless van of the sea,» Davidson quipped. «Yes, it's very exciting. We thought the whole thing through,» Jost sarcastically added. While discussing their difficulties parking the boat, Davidson told Moffat, «Well actually, our boat is 300 feet long.»Moffat replied, «Ew, look, it's the width that counts.
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he and “SNL” co-star Colin Jost bought this week at auction. Video obtained exclusively by The Post shows the Staten Island native beaming through sunglasses at the new purchase from a pier jutting out into New York Bay.“It’s crazy,” Davidson said. “We used to take that ferry to do stand-up, all the time.”“It’s sick,” he added approvingly.
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