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Hempstead eatery seized, closed by state

Originally published: August 3, 2012 8:07 PM
Updated: August 3, 2012 10:17 PM
By AISHA AL-MUSLIM  aisha.al-muslim@newsday.com

Nakisaki Restaurant of Hempstead received a last-minute reprieve

Photo credit: Kevin P. Coughlin | Nakisaki Restaurant of Hempstead received a last-minute reprieve Wednesday morning when it received a court-ordered temporary stay halting an auction of the restaurant's assets. (Aug. 3, 2012)

The Nakisaki Restaurant in Hempstead Village has been closed by the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, which seized the property for $103,413 in back taxes.

The state seized the Jamaican-Chinese restaurant on Wednesday, tax department officials confirmed Friday. But the owners of Nakisaki, considered a staple of downtown Hempstead for the past 22 years, are trying to fight...

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