Lynn W.L. Fahey, New York, N.Y. (Leila Hull of counsel), for appellant. *468 Richard A. Brown, District Attorney, Kew Gardens, N.Y. (John M. Castellano, Nicoletta J. Caferri, and William H. Branigan of counsel), for respondent.
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Blumenfeld, J.), rendered June 23, 2010, convicting him of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, after a nonjury trial, and imposing sentence.
ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed.
Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the People ( see People v. Contes, 60 N.Y.2d 620, 467 N.Y.S.2d 349, 454 N.E.2d 932), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree. Moreover, upon our independent review pursuant to CPL 470.15(5), we are satisfied that the verdict of guilt was not against the weight of the evidence ( see People v. Romero, 7 N.Y.3d 633, 826 N.Y.S.2d 163, 859 N.E.2d 902). Contrary to the defendant's contention, his conduct was not consistent with innocent possession ( see generally People v. Williams, 50 N.Y.2d 1043, 1045, 431 N.Y.S.2d 698, 409 N.E.2d 1372; accord. People v. Snyder, 73 N.Y.2d 900, 902, 539 N.Y.S.2d 285, 536 N.E.2d 614; People v. Hawkins, 258 A.D.2d 472, 685 N.Y.S.2d 253; People v. Ortiz, 172 A.D.2d 696, 568 N.Y.S.2d 829).
DILLON, J.P., FLORIO, CHAMBERS and ROMAN, JJ., concur.