Brooklynites are mourning. Leonard Riggio, who transformed Barnes & Noble into the country’s most powerful bookseller before his company was overtaken by the rise of Amazon.com, has died at age 83. Riggio died Tuesday “following a valiant battle with Alzheimer’s disease,” according to a statement issued by his family. He had stepped down as chairman […]

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WILLIAMSBURG — MOON UNIT ZAPPA will join Molly Jong-Fast to celebrate the launch of Zappa’s memoir “Earth to Moon” at Oaks Church Brooklyn on Sept. 5 at 7 p.m. Moon Unit is the daughter of the legendary musical visionary Frank Zappa. At the age of fourteen, she appeared in her father’s music video, “Valley Girl,” […]

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