Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
In Harlem, Antoine Yates secretly kept an eight-week-old tiger and a five-foot alligator in his fifth-floor apartment for three years. The hidden zoo ended when the tiger mauled him, forcing police to tranquilize the animals through a window. Yates was jailed for six months, leaving behind one of NYC’s most infamous stories. Could you imagine living next door to a tiger and alligator?
In Harlem, Antoine Yates secretly kept an eight-week-old tiger and a five-foot alligator in his fifth-floor apartment for three years. The hidden zoo ended when the tiger mauled him, forcing police to tranquilize the animals through a window. Yates was jailed for six months, leaving behind one of NYC’s most infamous stories. Could you imagine living next door to a tiger and alligator?
