Turnout was so large that the sentencing had to be moved to the largest courtroom in Kew Gardens, Queens.
A street renaming ceremony was held at the corner of 107th Street and Northern Boulevard in honor of 23-year-old Justin Diaz.
A total of 32 defendants are facing 97 counts, including murder, conspiracy and weapons possession.
The massive crackdown was carried out by New York State Police and the NYPD, in Howard Beach, Queens.
On Wednesday, there was a crucial hearing to determine whether the man charged with the killing of an FDNY EMS Captain is mentally fit to stand trial.
Two NYPD officers assigned to cleaning up crime along Roosevelt Avenue are now facing charges themselves.