DNAinfo.com reports, “The owner of Patsy’s Pizzeria is in the process of paying back $150,000 in outstanding debt to the city after a lien was placed on the property because of unpaid water bills, officials said.”

“Owen Stone, a spokesman for the Department of Finance, said the property at 2287 First Ave., between 118th and 119th streets, landed on the city’s list of eligible tax lien sales as of July 1. Stone did not immediately say over how many years Patsy’s racked up the debt. I.O.B. Realty recently entered into a payment agreement with the Department of Environmental Protection to pay off the lien, Stone said. Patsy’s owner Frank Brija is listed as a principal of I.O.B. Realty, according to court documents.”

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