In 2022, two of Staten Island’s most prominent residents who are not members of the Wu-Tang Clan bought a boat. And while celebrities turning their sights on all things nautical isn’t that surprising — just ask Jeff Bezos — the choice of vessel that Colin Jost and Pete Davidson made was a little unconventional. Specifically, it was a decommissioned Staten Island Ferry — the kind of thing that could become an intriguing destination in the right hands, or an utter logistical nightmare if not cultivated properly.
Two years after their ambitious purchase, we’re about to get a sense of what Jost and Davidson (and third partner Paul Italia) have done with the place. As Curbed’s Clio Chang reports, the repurposed ferry is set to host a Fashion Week event for Tommy Hilfiger. To that end, the vessel is currently docked at South Street Seaport. And while a high-profile Fashion Week show taking place on a (decommissioned) Staten Island Ferry sounds like the stuff of a Stefon bit, this is very real.