Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant's waiver of his right to appeal precludes review of his challenge to the court's remarks at sentencing recommending against parole release ( see People v Lopez, 6 NY3d 248; People v Seaberg, 74 NY2d 1, 10 [1989]; People v Saldana, 221 AD2d 239), and his contention that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel ( see People v Eaton, 14 AD3d 577; People v erring, 274 AD2d 525; People v Holmes, 268 AD2d 597).