Jan. 23 (UPI) —<\/span> Saturday Night Live <\/i>cast members Pete Davidson and Colin Jost discussed on “Weekend Update” their recent decision to buy a decommissioned Staten Island ferry.<\/p>\n They are Staten Island natives.\n<\/p>\n<\/article>\n “We bought a ferry — the windowless van of the sea!” Davidson declared, while holding a brown paper-wrapped beer can.<\/p>\n “It’s very exciting. We thought the whole thing through,” Jost confirmed.<\/p>\n “Even the mayor [Eric Adams] tweeted about it, which is how I found out we have a new mayor. What happened to [Mike] Bloomberg?” Davidson quipped.<\/p>\n The most recent mayor of New York City was actually Bill de Blasio, who served two terms.<\/p>\n “We’re boat people now, Colin,” Davidson said. “Well, you always were. You look like you own the yacht people rent out for rap videos.”<\/p>\n “We’re going to keep the boat docked. It’s not going to move under its own power,” Jost said.<\/p>\n Jost, Davidson and Stand comedy-club co-owner Paul Italia placed the winning $280,100 bid for the John F. Kennedy ferry, which shuttled commuters between Staten Island and Manhattan for 50 years before it was retired due to “mechanical issues” in August.<\/p>\n The trio plan to find it a permanent waterfront home and convert it into a live entertainment space and event venue.\n<\/p>\n
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Left to right, Pete Davidson, Alex Moffat and Colin Jost on “Saturday Night Live.” Photo by Will Heath\/NBC<\/p>\n