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This is awesome: Commuters on the Metro-North called the police to say there was a tiger on Brooke Avenue, but it turns out the tiger is a stuffed animal. It turns out that German Ortiz, who is the super at 1194 Brook Avenue, found the three foot toy and put him on the street to scare rats (one resident said, "We got rats here bigger than him. They look like cats, I kid you not."). One commuter told the Daily News, "At first, I thought it might be a large dog. But I became convinced it was a tiger." The fact that the building resident put a chain around his neck as a joke probably helped. Gothamist surmises the toy tiger was dumped because a three foot toy is a pretty big deal in tiny apartments - but he looks like he'd make a great ottoman.
Gothamist on the real tiger who was living in a NYC apartment. Someday, there will be a True New York City Story about Ming.
Photograph from the Daily News
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Anyone know the story of Mel Hall's tigers? When Mel Hall played for the Yankees in the late 80's and 90's he had a cougar or tiger of some sort that he would parade around midtown on chains until they were confiscated by the city.
Smiley's Pizza on the corner of 9th St. and 7th Ave. in Park Slope has a sign in its window that says NO PETS. It also has pictures of a cat, a dog, and a tiger, which cracked me up. I'll have to snap a picture and send it in.