The Staten Island natives plan to turn the decommissioned vessel into a live entertainment venue, according to reports.
“The idea is to turn the space into a live entertainment event space, with comedy, music, art, et cetera,” Italia told the Post. “We’re in the early stages, but everybody involved had the same ambition — not to see this thing go to the scrapyard.”
Moving the boat presents its own challenges, with the John F. Kennedy having been decommissioned in August due to mechanical issues affecting the engine,The group is currently devising a plan to tow the ferry to a local shipyard via tugboat, where the John F. Kennedy will remain while the new owners find a more permanent location.Prior to its retirement, the John F. Kennedy was the oldest remaining boat in the Staten Island Ferry’s active fleet, having first been commissioned in 1965.
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