While tourist travel to the Dominican Republic has slumped after a recent string of mysterious deaths and illnesses in the Caribbean nation — not everyone’s panicking. Some are partying.
Joseph R. Gannascoli — who played mobster Vito Spatafore on “The Sopranos” and has become a celebrity chef — told us of his stay over July Fourth weekend, “Happy to say, I’m in the Dominican Republic … and couldn’t be better. Nobody’s scared, everyone’s drinking everything and anything.”
Gannascoli said he’s staying at the Royalton Bavaro, which opened last year.
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The Post reported on Friday that flight bookings from the US to the Dominican were making a slow recovery after dropping in July and August by 84.4 percent compared to the same period in 2018.
The ex-”Sopranos” star has reason to celebrate: He’s in talks for his novel, “A Meal to Die For: A Culinary Novel of Crime,” to be made into a movie. He’s also been working with a security technology company, IntraLogic Solutions, to promote school safety.