— Appeal by the defen
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant’s assertion that the trial court erred in denying his Batson challenge (see Batson v Kentucky, 476 US 79 [1986]) is unpreserved for appellate review and, in any event, is without merit. The prosecutor’s race-neutral explanations for using a peremptory challenge against a prospective black juror are supported by the record, and the defendant “failed to carry his ultimate burden of demonstrating discrimination by showing that these reasons were pretextual” (People v Thompson, 45 AD3d 876, 877 [2007]).
Additionally, the defendant’s contention that the prosecutor made inappropriate remarks during summation is unpreserved for appellate review, as the defendant failed to object during the trial (see People v Robbins, 48 AD3d 711 [2008]). In any event, the comments complained of fall within “the broad bounds of rhetorical comment permissible in closing arguments” (People v Stewart, 51 AD3d 826, 827 [2008]).
The defendant’s remaining contention is unpreserved for appellate review (see People v Tucker, 55 NY2d 1, 9 [1981]; People v Giuca, 58 AD3d 750 [2009]) and, in any event, is without merit (see People v Canty, 60 NY2d 830, 831-832 [1983]). Fisher, J.P., Covello, Angiolillo and Leventhal, JJ., concur.