'SNL' stars Pete Davidson, Colin Jost's Staten Island ferry to be converted into a hotel
"Saturday Night Live" stars Pete Davidson and Colin Jost's Staten Island ferry has a big plan that is set to be rolled out.
One of the comedians' partners on the project, architect Ron Castellano, revealed in an interview that the ferry — which was purchased for $280,000 in 2022 — will be converted into a floating hotel with 24 rooms, two restaurants and six bars.
"It’s going to have a lot of things," Castellano told Curbed of the $34 million venue project.
"I think right now, we have six bars and two venues operated separately or combined," he continued. "We have outdoor event space, we have restaurants — two restaurants. It’s a big boat, almost 300 feet long, 65,000 square feet. That’s one and a half times the size of Nine Orchard Hotel."
The architect said that Davidson and Jost have been hands-on since the ferry was auctioned off by New York City's Department of Citywide Administrative Services in January 2022.