Gulino and his friends grew up in the Bensonhurst neighborhood of Brooklyn. During his childhood Gulino and his friends grew up around wise guys and did work for them. Gulino and his friends decided to form their own crew and became known as the Bath Avenue Crew. The original founding members included Gulino, * James Calandra (Jimmy Gap) * Thomas Reynolds (Tommy) * Joseph Calco (Joey the Zip) * Fabrizio DeFrancisci Other Bath Avenue Crew members: