In 1900, he boarded a ship to the United States with his mother and his brother Edward in order to join their father, who had moved to New York's East Harlem several years earlier and opened a small neighborhood Italian grocery store.
In 1900, he boarded a ship to the United States with his mother and his brother Edward. The family was eager to join their father, who had moved to New York's East Harlem several years earlier and opened a small neighborhood Italian grocery store.