Brooklyn-born Tony Sirico (aka Paulie Walnuts of “The Sopranos�), a huge supporter of the Wounded Warrior Project, attends a celebration at the conclusion of the 25-mile Wounded Warrior Project’s “Soldiers Ride Comes to New York� on Thursday. Outside of major sponsor Villabate-Alba Pastry Shop on 18th Avenue is where 10 Brooklyn firehouses prepared food and drink to all riders and spectators as part of an old-time Brooklyn block party. Here Sirico talks with Al Giordano, organizer of the Wounded Warrior Project.

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