Defendant's claim that he was deprived of his right against self-incrimination by a comment by the court concerning his right to testify is not exempt from the requirement of preservation, since there was no unambiguous comment on defendant's failure to testify (see, People v. Burke, 72 N.Y.2d 833, 836; People v. Simmons, 258 A.D.2d 297, lv denied 93 N.Y.2d 902), and we decline to review this unpreserved claim in the interest of justice. Were we to review this claim, we would find that the court's comments following defendant's outburst served as an appropriate reminder that defendant would not be permitted to give, in effect, unsworn testimony from the defense table (see, United States v. Robinson, 485 U.S. 25, 32).
Defendant's remaining contentions are unpreserved (People v. Buckley, 75 N.Y.2d 843), and we decline to review them in the interest of justice. Were we to review these claims, we would reject them.
THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT.