Hall & Oates Play GoogaMooga; Downtown Brooklyn's 'New Livability;' and More Brooklyn Briefs

- This Brooklyn school saves lives -- so now it must die. NY Times

- Hall & Oates, The Roots, Holy Ghost! Preservation Hall Jazz Band to play at Brooklyn's GoogaMooga Festival. Carroll Gardens Patch

- More than a dozen Brooklyn walks are planned for May 5 and 6, as part of a series commemorating urbanist Jane Jacobs -- including one called "Downtown Brooklyn's New Livability." Brooklyn Eagle

- New Jersey Gov. Christie to the Nets: "My message to them is, goodbye. "You don't want to stay, we don't want you." AP/Google

- Artist paints picture that says, "Steal This Art.' Gets mad when someone steals it. Brooklyn Paper

- You might want to reconsider drinking tea from China. The Diplomat

- Jack Black transforms two Kiwi kids into rock gods for a night. (video) Gawker

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