Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant contends that the County Court erred in denying his Batson challenge (see Batson v Kentucky, 476 US 79 [1986]) because the prosecutor’s explanations for striking two black prospective jurors were pretextual. However, since the defendant raised no objection to the prosecutor’s explanations regarding those prospective jurors, his present contention is unpreserved for appellate review (see People v Dandridge, 26 AD3d 779 [2006]; People v Harris, 294 AD2d 375 [2002]; People v Sumpter, 286 AD2d 450 [2001]). In any event, the defendant’s challenge was properly denied because he failed to satisfy his burden of demonstrating, under the third prong of the Batson analysis, that the facially race-neutral explanations given by the prosecutor were a pretext for racial discrimination (see People v Payne, 88 NY2d 172, 183 [1996]; People v Gully, 17 AD3d 382 [2005]; People v Baxter, 15 AD3d 671 [2005]; People v Alston, 307 AD2d 1046 [2003]; People v Bermejo, 276 AD2d 560 [2000]; People v Redding, 262 AD2d 663 [1999]).
Furthermore, the County Court correctly granted the prosecution’s reverse-Batson objection, which was made when the defendant exercised a peremptory challenge to exclude a white female prospective juror. Defense counsel, who allegedly had exercised seven prior peremptory challenges against white females, offered a facially race-neutral explanation for challenging the subject prospective juror. After hearing the prosecutor’s objection to this explanation, the County Court rejected it as pretextual, and disallowed the challenge. The County Court’s determination that the subject challenge was pretextual is entitled to great deference on appeal and will not be disturbed where, as here, it is supported by the record (see People v Williams, 5 AD3d 705 [2004]; People v Alston, supra; People v Miller, 266 AD2d 478 [1999]).
The defendant additionally argues that he was denied a fair trial because the victim’s family members apparently pinned photographs of her to their clothing. Defense counsel called this issue to the County Court’s attention and requested that the family members be directed to remove the photographs. The County Court immediately agreed to this request, and defense counsel did not request any additional relief, or move for a mis
The County Court erred in admitting a photograph of the victim with her daughter, and brief testimony concerning the child’s appearance and personality, since this evidence was not relevant to a material fact to be proved at trial (see People v Stevens, 76 NY2d 833 [1990]; People v Rodriguez, 1 AD3d 386 [2003]; People v Kershaw, 238 AD2d 523 [1997]; People v Dove, 233 AD2d 751 [1996]; People v Daughtry, 202 AD2d 686 [1994]). However, the error was harmless in light of the overwhelming evidence of the defendant’s guilt (see People v Stevens, supra; People v Rodriguez, supra; People v Kershaw, supra; People v Dove, supra; People v Daughtry, supra).
The defendant’s remaining contention is unpreserved for appellate review and, in any event, is without merit (see People v Morris, 267 AD2d 1032 [1999]; People v Wilson, 267 AD2d 1061 [1999]; People v Weatherly, 246 AD2d 340 [1998]; People v Spencer, 226 AD2d 160 [1996]). Florio, J.P., Krausman, Mastro and Covello, JJ., concur.