Ordered that the judgments are modified, on the law, by vacating the sentences imposed; as so modified, the judgments are affirmed and the matters are remitted to the Supreme Court, Kings County, for resentencing.
A defendant has an absolute right to be present, with counsel, during crucial stages in a criminal proceeding (see, People v Ciaccio, 47 N.Y.2d 431). Because the defendant was sentenced in the absence of counsel, the matter must be remitted for resentencing (see, People v. Taylor, 116 A.D.2d 678). Thompson, J.P., Niehoff, Eiber, Sullivan and Harwood, JJ., concur.