Staten Island Ferry Disaster Memorial Museum

Summary

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

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  1. ^ Kay, Mary (September 19, 2016). "Artist fools tourists with monument to giant-octopus attack on Staten Island Ferry". New York Post. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  2. ^ Liotta, Paul (September 25, 2016). "Artist fools tourists with mythical 'Staten Island Ferry Disaster'". SILive.com. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  3. ^ "Man Plays Joke With Fake Staten Island Ferry Octopus Attack Story". CBS New York. September 26, 2016. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  4. ^ "New York monument honors victims of giant octopus attack that never occurred". The Guardian. Associated Press. October 1, 2016. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on March 23, 2020. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
  5. ^ "Man Plays Joke On New York With Fake Staten Island Ferry Octopus Attack Story". CBS New York. September 26, 2016. Archived from the original on May 14, 2019. Retrieved May 14, 2019.

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  • Official website