ðə dɐkˈiːnoʊ fˈæmɪliz ˈæksɛs tə ðə bɹˈʊklɪn wˈɔːɾɚfɹˌʌnt ɐlˈaʊd fˈɛɹɪɡnˌoʊ ænd hɪz ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪts tʊ ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒ ɪn kˈɑːɹɡoʊ θˈɛft, ɛkstˈɔːɹʃən ʌvðə dˈɑːkwɜːkɚz, ænd ˈɛksɚsˌaɪz kəntɹˈoʊl ˌoʊvɚ ðə lˈɔŋʃoːɹmˌɛnz jˈuːniənz.
The  D'Aquino family's access to the Brooklyn waterfront allowed Ferrigno and his associates to engage in cargo theft, extortion of the dockworkers, and exercise control over the longshoremen's unions.