Ordered that the judgment is affirmed insofar as appealed from.
Mere eligibility for youthful offender status does not mandate youthful offender treatment. The decision to grant such treatment lies wholly within the discretion of the court (see, CPL 720.20; People v. Vera, 206 A.D.2d 494; People v. Barr, 168 A.D.2d 625). On this record, the court's determination to deny youthful offender treatment to the defendant was not an improvident exercise of discretion.
We note that because the defendant's notice of appeal limited the instant appeal to "denial of youthful offender status only" (emphasis in the original), we may not reach any other issue ( see, City of Mount Vernon v. Mount Vernon Hous. Auth., 235 A.D.2d 516; W.J.F. Realty Corp. v. Town of Southampton, 240 A.D.2d 657; Royal v. Brooklyn Union Gas Co., 122 A.D.2d 132, 133).
Bracken, J.P., Sullivan, Santucci and Luciano, JJ., concur.