(Photo: Scott Lynch)
Local politicians Antonio Reynoso and Nick Rizzo were arrested Tuesday while participating in a sit-in to save endangered daycare and senior centers in North Brooklyn. [Brooklyn Paper]
Cooper Union‘s decision to start charging students tuition is the subject of a new investigation by state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. [Wall Street Journal]
On Meserole Street, a warehouse dating back to the 1800s that currently houses both The Wick concert space and The Well beer garden sold for $26 million. [The Real Deal]
Four Manhattan Avenue addresses in Greenpoint are selling for $20 million total. [Crain's NY]
Also in Greenpoint, three lots spread across Freeman and Green Streets hit the market for a combined $7.25 million. [Brooklyn Eagle]
At 709 Grand Street, an empty three-story building changed owners for $3.8 million. [Buzz Buzz Home]
A vegan Vietnamese restaurant in the East Village, Lan Cafe, will shutter in late April. [EV Grieve]
Bushwick artist Danielle DeJesus’s exhibition at The Living Gallery next month will include Etch-A-Sketched pieces. [Brooklyn Paper]
Next weekend, East Village eatery Contrada will host a $30/person, three-course Easter brunch with a Greek spin (RSVP here or by calling 212-260-8484). [Eater NY]
In June, the first issue of a new quarterly magazine called Bushwick Notebook will debut. [Bushwick Daily] 