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It seems no one is safe on the streets of the Big Apple these days – not even beloved hometown actor and Brooklyn native Steve Buscemi. Buscemi, 66, was strolling through Kips Bay last week when a brute walked up and struck the “Boardwalk Empire” star in a broad-daylight attack – one of the latest unprovoked assaults in the five boroughs, law enforcement sources told The Post. The actor suffered swelling to his face and left eye and was taken to Bellevue Hospital for treatment. Meanwhile, his deranged assailant took off and is still on the lam, police sources said.

Steve Buscemi found it 'almost impossible' to process what he saw after the 9/11 terrorist attack in New York City. The Reservoir Dogs actor used to be a firefighter in the city and answered a call to help out at the World Trade Centre site in 2001, and he admitted he was grateful that he already had sessions with a therapist because it helped him to talk through his feelings after a week working to find survivors. He wrote in an essay for TIME magazine: 'It actually felt good to be there. I was on the site for less than...

Emmy Award-winning actor Steve Buscemi’s wife, Jo Andres, has died at the age of 65. A source close to the family confirmed her death to Fox News. The two wed in 1987 and have one son, Lucian, E! News reported. Andres was a choreographer, filmmaker and artist. She gained prominence with her “film/dance/light performances,” her website stated. Her funeral was held at their home in New York City earlier this week, TMZ reported. Guests reportedly included his "Big Lebowski" co-star John Turturro. “Boardwalk Empire” star Buscemi, 61, said in 2009 that his favorite work of art was something done by...

Actor Steve Buscemi has finally broken his silence to tell the world his expert opinion on the government shutdown. Buscemi opined about the shutdown and much else in a wide-ranging with The Guardian. “I think the shutdown is ridiculous. I think the Republicans in Congress are holding the country hostage. I think it’s criminal. I don’t see why they’re allowed to do it,” he said. Buscemi, 55, said he hopes voters punish the politicians behind the temporary halt of about 17 percent of the federal government at the next possible opportunity. “The tea party faction of the Republican party are...

U.S.-born actress warned 'she will be sorry' unless she pulls out of film Sienna Miller Sienna Miller reportedly feared for her life after getting a flood of death threats from Islamic extremists. The American-born, British-bred actress best-known for starring in the remake of "Alfie" as well as her engagement to actor Jude Law, is said to have received a torrent of vicious threats from Muslims furious she's starring in "Interview," a remake of director Theo van Gogh's 2003 thriller. Van Gogh is the Dutch director who was shot and killed in 2004 by an Islamic extremist in connection with his...

Fargo star Steve Buscemi has spoken out against proposals to close many of New York City's fire stations. Before becoming a Hollywood actor, Buscemi was a New York City firefighter from 1980 to 1984 - and he continues to be a vocal and high-profile supporter. And he joined about 50 demonstrators on Saturday to protest a cost- cutting proposal to close eight firehouses. Referring to the 343 firefighters killed in the September 11 terrorist attacks, he says, "I think it's a slap in the face, after all that they've done and all that they continue to do. They're just starting...

NEW YORK - Oscar winner Jessica Lange was among a clutch of Hollywood stars Monday who helped deliver an anti-war petition - signed by more than one million people - to the US mission to the United Nations. Lange was joined by Ethan Hawke and Steve Buscemi in leading a small group of protestors to the mission in New York, where they handed over the petition which called for a tougher UN inspection regime in Iraq to replace the threat of military action against Baghdad. "I do not want my children to inherit the legacy of this war," Lange...