Bread Stuy Seized By Feds
Bad news Bed Stuy. Neighborhood fave Bread Stuy has run into trouble: According to the tipster who sent in this photo, the cafe was shuttered today and slapped with a large “Seized” sticker. The reason, according to what was posted in the window, has something to do with taxes. Very sad. GMAP
Bad news Bed Stuy. Neighborhood fave Bread Stuy has run into trouble: According to the tipster who sent in this photo, the cafe was shuttered today and slapped with a large “Seized” sticker. The reason, according to what was posted in the window, has something to do with taxes. Very sad. GMAP
be rude- well, since you chose to jump in and make a very poor psychological analysis, aren’t you making this personal, yourself? Making you quite the hypocrite as well. Pot, kettle and all that. You don’t know me at all, and yet you seem to have some mysterious personal axe to grind. And FYI- the history between benson and I is not personal history- it’s blog history.
I’m amazed you think you have the wherewithal to take me to task- you seem fixated on me and to have not noticed how many other people engage in far more vehement interchanges than I do. I’ve never had a personal stalker before- hope it gives you pleasure.
“I just noted that your personal attacks don’t really jive with the mushy, forgiving, community-centric vibe of the actual point you’re trying to make. Just pointing out an inconsistency.”
Actually, it is because I am passionate about things that I find some of the comments against a known business owner reprehensible. You’ll also note, if you bothered to read the whole thread that benson engaged me first. But don’t let facts bother you. Nor should the fact of benson’s many attacks on myself and MM worry you- I’m mean, why put yourself out by getting all the information to make an informed judgment? Are we finished here, now? Good.
No one said they don’t have to pay taxes, I don’t know where that came from. My issue is in the assuption that the reason they were closed, presumably for non-payment of some kind of tax, is immediately thought to be because of some kind of theft or malfeasance on their part, in trying to defraud the gov’t, and not because of error, or ignorance, or inability to come up with large sums of money. As a former small store owner, my sympathies are with them, as I know first hand that all contingencies cannot be planned for, and all accountants, financial people, or accounting practices are not first rate. Sometimes you trust people and the worst happens, but again, we don’t know what really happened in this case.
I have been finding out that the attorney I had when closing on my house did not tell me a laundry list of things about my house/title/homeownership of a 3 family, that I should have been told at closing. Retained on the suggestion of a friend, this person simply showed up, witnessed papers, collected a check, and left. Years later, as situations arise, I am finding out that certain info should have been explained at, or soon after closing. As a first time homebuyer, I did not know what I was missing out on. Live and learn. For all we know, these people could have been in the same situation, only regarding tax law. I’d like to give them the benefit of the doubt. I would feel that way if they were in Bed Stuy, or anywhere else. Opening a storefront business in this city is a minefield. Not having enough cash reserves makes it a minefield with quicksand.
LOL, their personal “history” is just old brownstoner stuff. They actually get along fine when out drinking.
@ bxgrl, 2:02
Where my log-in name comes from is really besides the point (though I guess I should consider changing it, as it apparently provides low-hanging fruit for those looking for a superficial, substance-free retort…), but suffice it to say it is not a motto and I don’t think it’s a virtue … in all cases.
I don’t think I was rude to you, I just noted that your personal attacks don’t really jive with the mushy, forgiving, community-centric vibe of the actual point you’re trying to make. Just pointing out an inconsistency. I don’t fault you for being rude per se, but I do fault you for doing so when it’s such a stark contrast with the ethic you purportedly espose. In other words, are you a snarky personal attacker, or a rosy optimist always willing to assume the best and give folks the benefit of the doubt?? You can’t really be both, IMO, and to attempt it was [here’s where I will get rude] a bit hypocritical. I’m just keeping it real.
Also, “history” you have with benson is kind of irrelevant. Keep your personal business personal.
you don’t need to have a harvard mba to know you have to pay taxes – i could have consulted them on that for free (or maybe a muffin or 2)
sorry – just bc you’re in bed stuy and make delicious treats doesn’t exempt you anymore than myself or *rob* who everyone loves to pick on about his taxes.
rob- re Sarah Palin- you’re probably right. 🙂
be rude – (they are the Bert & Ernie of brownstoner)
*rob*
be rude- since you don’t know the long, dreary history of benson and I, I’ll simply say that he is no innocent. You’re entitled to your opinion but I’m not the one with the log in name “be rude.” Is that your motto, or are you extolling it as a virtue, which you are now faulting me for?
rob, you can’t even see Clinton Hill from here.