Pete Davidson Updates His Staten Island Ferry Plans, But Ship’s Launch Is A Ways Away
deadline.comPete Davidson and Colin Jost’s purchase of an old Staten Island Ferry made waves. But plans for the project have been in drydock for a while.
However, Davidson has shared a few details about where things stand on Seth Meyers’ “Family Trips with the Meyers Brothers” podcast.
Davidson said he and Jost are “in the hole” after their $280,000 purchase, but said that’s incentive to see the project through.
He said he’s seen detailed computer mock-ups for the ferry’s interior. “We just got all the plans built, and we had them do one of those computer-generated, show-you-what-it-could-be type things, and now we’re out to a few people,” he told Meyers. “And it seems like it’s all going well, but it’s definitely like five years away.” Davidson and Jost plan to turn the ship into a comedy and entertainment venue. “There’ll be a restaurant, there’ll be a concert venue, there’ll be a movie theater… and then there’s hotels in it, so we’ll have a couple of those,” Davidson said.
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