Nikos moved from the small town of Glastonbury, Connecticut, to the Bronx to start his senior year of high school. On his very first day, three thugs in homeroom class challenged him. However, the six-foot-three-inch and 210-pound Nikos didn't back down. Nevertheless, as it turned out, the three thugs were extremely connected. After making friends with Irving Feldman and four of Nikos's Glastonbury friends, who relocated from Glastonbury to the Bronx, they formed their own group called the Six Bronxmen. Even so, it wasn't enough. Nikos flew to Greece to recruit his friend Tommy, and along with Tommy's cousin Ronnie from Maryland, they formed a coalition to take on the most powerful organized crime families in America.