Since most of the statements of the prosecutor during voir dire and summation which defendant now challenges were not objected to by defense counsel at trial, defendant's arguments have not been preserved for review on appeal (CPL 470.05; People v. Balls, 69 N.Y.2d 641), and we decline to review in the interest of justice. Further, counsel did not object in those instances where the court, sua sponte, provided curative instructions nor did he move for a mistrial. Accordingly, such current challenges have not been preserved for review (People v. Comer, 73 N.Y.2d 955).
In any event, contrary to defendant's contention, the comments of the prosecutor did not assert that he was the final arbiter of the truth, and did not improperly appeal to the jurors' sympathy. Nor did the prosecutor vouch for his witnesses' credibility. Although the fleeting remark labeling defendant a "coward" was improper (People v. Hines, 112 A.D.2d 316, 317), and the prosecutor, at times, strayed from the four corners of the evidence, his conduct did not amount to a persistent pattern of misconduct warranting reversal, particularly in light of the overwhelming evidence of defendant's guilt (People v. Ketchum, 35 N.Y.2d 740, cert denied 420 U.S. 928).
Concur — Sullivan, J.P., Ellerin, Ross, Asch and Williams, JJ.