NYC couple flees swanky Manhattan pad after being bit by co-op prezs unleashed dog: lawsuit

A swanky Sutton Place co-op has gone to the dogs — including one who allegedly sunk its teeth into two terrified and exasperated neighbors, forcing them to flee, according to a $2 million lawsuit.The sixth floor of 2 Sutton Pl.has been a toothy nightmare for Anthony and Barbara Liberatore, who live down the hall from board President Bill Lawson, his wife Melissa and their two large furbabies, Bodie and George.Despite house rules requiring dogs to be leashed in common areas, Bodie has been allowed to roam free, and has cornered and accosted each of the Liberatores in separate sixth-floor incidents, they alleged in court papers.In May 2021, Barbara, was walking from the elevator to her door when Bodie suddenly “bolted out of the Lawson Apartment (the front door was left ajar) and attacked Mrs.

Liberatore,” according to the Manhattan Supreme Court filing.“Bodie quite literally pinned Mrs.Liberatore up against the front door .

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viciously attacked her and bit her on the right wrist and upper right thigh.“Her skin was punctured through two layers of clothing,” the couple claimed.Barbara Liberatore promptly complained to the management company, who told her the Lawsons, who own the retail footwear chain Shoe-Inn, would be required to muzzle Bodie — but that didn’t happen, they said in the lawsuit.In September, Bodie allegedly turned his sights on Anthony Liberatore, who was waiting for the elevator when he heard the dogs and tried to make a break for the safety of his apartment.

“But before Mr.Liberatore was able to open his front door, Bodie — unleashed and unmuzzled — bolted,” and pinned the resident against his door, according to the lawsuit.

Bodie allegedly bit his lower back, leaving him bloodied.The frightened pair, who have three small, senior pooches of their own, fled to their weekend house on Long Island.They’re suing the Lawsons and the co-op, where two and three bedroom apartments typically sell for about $2 million, for failing...