PEOPLE v. KIRK

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant's contention, he was not denied his right to a fair trial by a brief reference in a police detective's testimony to the defendant's prior arrests. The Supreme Court sustained the defendant's objection, struck the offending testimony, and issued a prompt curative instruction ( see People v. O'Garro, 293 AD2d 763, 764). Any prejudice to the defendant that might have arisen from the detective's testimony was alleviated when the Supreme Court gave a prompt curative instruction ( see People v. Vincent, 250 AD2d 787, 788).

The defendant's remaining contentions either are unpreserved for appellate review or without merit.