Ordered that the judgment is affirmed insofar as appealed and cross-appealed from, without costs or disbursements.
On the facts presented, including, among other things, the parties' preseparation standard of living, the Supreme Court's award to the defendant of maintenance in the sum of $500 per week until the plaintiff's retirement was a provident exercise of discretion ( see Domestic Relations Law § 236 [B] [6] [a]; Palumbo v. Palumbo, 10 AD3d 680, 681).
The parties' remaining contentions are either without merit or not properly before us.