Pete Davidson isn’t going down with the ship. The comedian, 31, poked fun at his and Colin Jost’s infamous Staten Island ferry boat as the pair reunited at the “Weekend Update” desk during Davidson’s surprise appearance on “Saturday Night Live” this weekend. “So yeah, in case you’re wondering why I had to do a show in … Read more
On the outside, the Shell station at the corner of Victoria Boulevard and Seneca Avenue on Staten Island looks like any other of the hundreds of fuel depots in NYC’s most car-centric borough — but only one of them can claim Italo and Gerardo Perito. Venture through the sliding doors into what elsewhere might be a … Read more
Colin Jost pleaded for somebody to buy his decommissioned Staten Island ferry during a rare sketch appearance on “Saturday Night Live.” During the May 3 episode, host Quinta Brunson and longtime castmember Mikey Day portrayed two angry drivers who insulted each other using bizarre hand gestures through closed car windows on a ferry. Colin Jost … Read more
Oh, great. One more thing for New Yorkers to worry about — being murdered by Mickey Mouse. In the demented new horror movie “Screamboat,” now in theaters, David Howard Thornton (Art the clown from “Terrifier”) plays Willie, a killer rodent who brutalizes passengers at night aboard NYC’s very own Staten Island ferry. And not just … Read more
Tommy Hilfiger literally rocked the boat. The designer staged a runway extravaganza aboard the decommissioned Staten Island Ferry that SNL’s Colin Jost and alum Pete Davidson allegedly bought while “very stoned,” and closed out the show with a surprise performance by three members of the Wu-Tang Clan backed by Questlove on the decks. Dressed in … Read more
It was Mike Ollis’s final day in Ghazni, Afghanistan. After eight months, the 24-year-old Staten Islander was about to fly out to Bagram, Afghanistan, as Tom Sileo details in ‘I Have Your Back – How An American Soldier Became an International Hero’ (St. Martin’s). But as he waited, a truck carrying 3,000lbs of explosives slammed into … Read more
Things are going swimmingly for this Manhattanite. Chris Solarz officially broke the record on Aug. 5 for the fastest swim around Staten Island, finishing the 36-mile jaunt in 14 hours and 24 minutes, SI Live reports. “Staten Island is where I’ve run 40 races and found a genuine sense of community in unexpected places, proving … Read more
Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. It’s about to get wacky in Staten. Baseball’s most inventive team, The Savannah Bananas, are heading to Staten Island’s SIUH Community Park for a game against Pete Davidson, … Read more
Pete Davidson provided a rare update on his plans to transform the old Staten Island Ferry he bought with fellow funnyman Colin Jost into a floating nightspot — but eager fans will have to wait quite a while to come aboard. Davidson, 29, admitted that they are “in the hole” with their $280,000 purchase but … Read more
Who could have dreamed it? Sleepy Staten Island leads the state in its inability to get proper shuteye. A staggering 44% of adults in Richmond County reported insufficient sleep, according to a new report by Charlotte’s Web, a CBD company. The forgotten borough ranks first in New York State for drowsiness and is No. 14 … Read more
Staten Island Chuck lives on. The forgotten borough’s beloved groundhog that died after a fall from former Mayor Bill de Blasio’s arms in 2014 has been resurrected to narrate a limited Manhattan production of “Staten Island! The Musical” A pair of high school friends and Staten Island natives have turned the banalities of their oft-hated … Read more
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part one of two stories spotlighting the life and tragic loss of Melissa Veltidi, whose troubling death occurred while she was being cared for at Amethyst House, Staten Island’s only women’s sober living facility. Melissa Veltidi of Haverstraw in Rockland County died at age 27 on July 22, 2021, after becoming … Read more