fˈɛɹɪɡnˌoʊ wˈɜːkt hɪz wˈeɪ ˌʌp ðə ɹˈæŋks ʌvðə kənˈaɪ ˈaɪlənd, bɹˈʊklɪn bˈeɪst niːpˈɑːlɪtən kˈæmɔɹə kɹˈaɪm fˈæmɪli lˈɛd baɪ pˌɛlɪɡɹˈiːnoʊ "dˈɑːn ɡɹˈiːnoʊ" mɔːɹˈɑːnoʊ ænd hɪz tˈɑːp luːtˈɛnənt, ɐlɪsˈændɹoʊ vɑːlˈɛɹoʊ, hˌuː lˈɛd ðə nˈeɪvi stɹˈiːt ɡˈæŋ.
Ferrigno worked his way up the ranks of the Coney Island, Brooklyn based Neapolitan Camorra crime family led by Pellegrino "Don Grino" Morano and his top Lieutenant, Alessandro Vollero, who led the Navy Street Gang.