The Lupertazzi family is based in Brooklyn, Queens, and Long Island (as well as having at least one crew operating out of Delray, Florida, Fort Lauderdale, Florida and South Miami, Florida). The family was headed by Carmine Lupertazzi, Sr. until his death in 2004. The Lupertazzi family is known for their close dealings with the DiMeo crime family, particularly on the esplanade construction site with their connections in the United Association, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Operative Plasterers' and Cement Masons' International Association, Laborers' International Union of North America, the United Steelworkers, the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and HUD projects in Newark, New Jersey. The Lupertazzi family consists of around 200 soldiers.