BROOKLYN — LEONARD RIGGIO, a 1958 ALUMNUS OF BROOKLYN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 83 as a result of Alzheimer’s. Riggio was considered king of the castle in retail bookselling before large-scale ecommerce giants surpassed Barnes & Noble, his magnum opus. Riggio started his bookselling career in 1971 when […]
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