Staten Island Ferry Disaster Memorial Museum Explained

The Staten Island Ferry Disaster Memorial Museum was a 2016 art installation hoax created by artist Joe Reginella. The memorial purported to commemorate an attack by a gigantic octopus on the Staten Island Ferry at 4 a.m. on November 22, 1963.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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  1. News: Kay . Mary . Artist fools tourists with monument to giant-octopus attack on Staten Island Ferry . . September 19, 2016 . September 26, 2016.
  2. Web site: Liotta . Paul . Artist fools tourists with mythical 'Staten Island Ferry Disaster' . SILive.com . September 25, 2016 . September 26, 2016.
  3. Web site: Man Plays Joke With Fake Staten Island Ferry Octopus Attack Story . CBS New York . September 26, 2016 . June 11, 2021.
  4. News: New York monument honors victims of giant octopus attack that never occurred. Associated Press. October 1, 2016. The Guardian. May 14, 2019. en-GB. 0261-3077. March 23, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200323040756/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/oct/01/new-york-staten-island-ferry-octopus-attack-fake-monument. live.
  5. Web site: Man Plays Joke On New York With Fake Staten Island Ferry Octopus Attack Story. September 26, 2016. CBS New York. May 14, 2019. May 14, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190514185040/https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/09/26/staten-island-octopus-fake-story/. live.

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