Last week, we told you about Luca Bar’s $31,000 in back taxes, which led to it being closed by the State Department of Taxation and Finance. Now comes the news that the bar and restaurant re-opened yesterday. As for the owners’ tax troubles, bartender Anastasia Morozova told us, “It’s all been taken care of.”—Stephen Rex Brown
STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE
Luca Bar Owes $31,000 in Back Taxes
By STEPHEN REX BROWNWe’ve learned more details about the unpaid taxes that forced the closure of Luca Bar. The owners of the bar, Vito DiTomaso and Christophe Mazuel, owe state tax officials a grand total of $31,385.49, not including interest and penalties, said Susan Burns, a spokeswoman for the State Department of Taxation and Finance. Ms. Burns, who declined to discuss what would have to occur for the bar to re-open, said that the bar has six open warrants for unpaid taxes dating to November 2009; Mr. Mazuel did not immediately return phone calls seeking comment.
