Ordered that the judgments are affirmed.
The defendant has failed to preserve for appellate review his claim that the closure of the courtroom during the jury charge deprived him of his right to a public trial (see, People v Kersch, 135 A.D.2d 570). In any event, we find the defendant's contention to be without merit. The trial court properly exercised its discretion in an attempt to insure that the jury's attention was not diverted by any possible distraction during the charge (see, People v. Colon, 71 N.Y.2d 410; People v. Gray, 136 A.D.2d 735; People v. Gilmore, 135 A.D.2d 828; People v. Zenger, 134 A.D.2d 640). Mollen, P.J., Mangano, Brown and Harwood, JJ., concur.