Bay Ridge’s Bridgeview Diner involved in tax evasion case, owners estate to pay $1.8 million
A diner in Bay Ridge has been a shell of its former glory since the pandemic. Once a 24/7 hotspot in the Southern Brooklyn neighborhood, now it is closed each day by 10 p.m. It turns out that it may have more to do with the late owner not paying his taxes instead of COVID-19.
Attorney General Letitia James has successfully recovered over $1.8 million from the estate of the former owner of Bridgeview Diner in Brooklyn and Georgia Diner in Queens.
Dimitrios Kaloidis, the late owner, was found to have underreported more than $650,000 in cash receipts and lied on tax statements, violating the New York False Claims Act.