Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant's contention that the trial court deprived him of his right to a public trial when it improperly excluded certain members of his family from the courtroom was not preserved for appellate review and we decline to address the contention in the exercise of our interest of justice jurisdiction ( see, CPL 470.05; People v. Jackson, 226 A.D.2d 1090; People v Lopez, 185 A.D.2d 189, 191).
O'Brien, J.P., Ritter, Altman and McGinity, JJ., concur.