–An investor in the shuttered Comfort (Diner) on Grand Street is suing the owner, Ira Freehof, saying he failed to disclose he owed $700,000 in back taxes. [DNAinfo]
–A lawsuit claims the city’s proerty tax system is racially biased and discriminates against working and middle class residents. [Daily News]
–Stolen identity? A rabbi in San Francisco named Joel Landau says the Allure Group (the firm that sold Rivington House to luxury condo developers) is besmirching his good name. [Daily News]
–New Noodles: A taste of the Yunnan Provence comes to 1st Avenue @ 11th Street. [New York Magazine]
–The Boba Room on the Bowery: a bubble tea exhibition pops up. [Gothamist]
