2 downtown Saratoga Springs restaurants seized by NYS

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. ( NEWS10 ) — Two restaurants in downtown Saratoga Springs have been seized by the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance. The District at 43 Phila and Nashville of Saratoga are both closed due to the seizure.

Seizure signs are posted on the front of both restaurants saying the properties are now in the possession of New York State due to nonpayment of taxes. The posted documents about the Tax Compliance Agents Levy on both restaurants are dated February 9.

According to the Department of Taxation and Finance, The District owes $25,505 in taxes and Nashville of Saratoga owes $80,803. The department said they always work with businesses to get them reopened as long as they make “a good faith effort to comply with the law.”

“Seizure is typically a last resort after substantial periods of non-compliance and/or non-responsiveness. It’s not something we like doing but not to enforce the law in this regard is unfair to others in the same business. People who abide by tax laws should not be at a competitive disadvantage,” said the Department of Taxation and Finance.

Both The District and Nashville of Saratoga reportedly have the same owners and are located directly next to each other on Phila Street. The owners did not immediately return NEWS10’s request for comment.

Nashville of Saratoga opened in 2021 and The District at 43 Phila opened in 2022. Both are currently listed as temporarily closed on Google.

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