 Salerno based the 116th Street Crew from the Palma Boys Social Club located at 416 East 115th Street in East Harlem.Salerno, and his brother Cirino (known as "Charles" or "Charlie Speed") led the crew, operating in Italian Harlem and the Bronx.The Salerno brothers oversaw a multimillion-dollar gambling racket based in East Harlem that expanded into the South Bronx.