Someone Fell Down a Manhole Today and a Look at Some Other New York Urban Legends That Have Really Happened
The Tiger Next Door: Do you ever hear wild animal noises coming from the apartment next to you and wonder about what’s going on? Maybe you just chalk it up to your neighbors having wild sex? Or maybe you secretly wonder if someone down the hall is keeping a tiger in his or her apartment? And maybe an alligator? Well, if your neighbor was Antoine Yates, those noises were absolutely coming from a tiger and an alligator because Yates kept some rather exotic pets. He was found out in 2003 after going to the hospital to treat what he initially claimed was a pitbull bite, and later admitted was a tiger bite. So next time you hear animal-like wails coming from across the hall, don’t just chalk it up to your neighbor’s weird orgasm noises. It could be a tiger. Or, you know, Zuul.