–State Sen. Daniel Squadron says the mayor should sue the Allure Group for deceiving the city about the Rivington House transaction. [Daily News]
–A not-for-profit nursing home in Brooklyn is suing the Allure Group, its landlord, for $30 million, saying efforts to evict frail patients led to their “untimely deaths.” [New York Post]
–A new mapping tool and database are designed to give community groups a fighting chance in competing with developers for the use of public assets. One pilot project is located at Sara D. Roosevelt Park, where local activists have been trying to reclaim a parks department building for public use. [Next City]
–New York’s tech industry is getting a $250 million home base near Union Square. [Fast Company]
–A judge rules that the city should not dump data from its municipal ID program, at least not until a full hearing takes place next month. [New York Times]
–The acclaimed Bowery restaurant, Pearl & Ash, has closed. [Eater]
