July 23, 2008
Grimaldi's Pizzeria Seized By Taxman
Newsday is reporting that beloved coal-oven pizza institution Grimaldi’s was shut down today by the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance. The paper's website has it that the Brooklyn restaurant was seized because of over $150,000 in tax warrants. Agency spokesman Tom Bergin told Newsday that Grimaldi's has been in a dispute with tax officials over allegedly unpaid state sales and withholding taxes for two years.
And yet... we swung by Grimaldi's just now and the pizzeria is in fact open for business and half full with customers. When asked about the Newsday story and unpaid taxes, an employee told us, "I have no idea what you're talking about." A handwritten sign on the door (above) said the business had been shut earlier because of electrical problems. Maybe they managed to scrape together the 150K?
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FUCK the NY State Department of Taxation and Finance! They seize people's property without any due process and are outright criminals.
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maybe after paying the tax, they didn't have enough left over to pay the light bill.
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Maybe some tax guy wanted only a slice and they got feisty with him.
Got to pay the vig if you gamble over your head.
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It is a cash only business...
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cash and bad credit only business =)
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the tax man is a bitch, but i hate this friggin place.
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I wouldn't say I hate it, but it is definitely overrated. Lucali in Carroll Gardens is much better, if you like that style of pizza.
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NOOOO WorksinDUMBO! Lucali was supposed to be our little secret! It's so hard to get a table in there.