Colin Jost Buys Staten Island Ferry, Turns It Into Event Spot

0:00It's April 30th. This is Entertainment and Celebrity News today, powered by AI, your daily dose of celebrity buzz. Colin Jost, from Saturday Night Live, dropped a wild story about buying a 60-year-old Staten Island ferry back in 2022. He teamed up with his old SNL buddy Pete Davidson and investor Ron Castelano to snagged at auction for $280,100, saving it from the scrapyard since his engines didn't work. Here this week on a podcast, Jost said he texted Davidson the idea, knowing he was the wrong guy to bounce it off, but got a hyped up, yes, right. Back, they jumped into a bidding war with some mystery buyer and won at the last second. Jost waited till after to tell his wife, Scarlett Johansson, hitting her with, guess what? We own a ferry now. She hid back with just we, and when his dad asked if he did his homework, Jost was like dad it's already done. He first called it his dumbest buy ever, but saw it as smart real estate 70,000 square

1:04feet of waterfront space if docked right in. Manhattan. Four years in, they're still grinding through permits, parking, and eco-rules to turn it into a floating event spot. Jost stays optimistic, saying it'll all come together fine, even if that sounds like a red flag on the money side.