Two Bronx men each face up to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to being part of a street gang that targeted Long Island for a series of carjackings, including one the pair did in Garden City.

Jaquell Blackwell, 20, entered his plea Wednesday and an accomplice, Abdoul Azika. 21, did the same last month.

Both had been charged with carjacking for forcing a man out of a parked 2019 Honda Civic at knife and gunpoint just before 3:30 a.m. on March 19, 2023, in a Garden City neighborhood, federal prosecutors said.

Their federal public defense attorneys could not be reached for comment Wednesday,

The two men, who U.S. Attorneys said were members of the Bronx-based 5zzly gang, also admitted committing a series of other carjackings on Long Island. The investigation was led by the FBI, NY

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