Opinion
June 23, 1997
Appeal from the Supreme Court, Kings County (Rivera, J.).
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant's contention that the court was under the mistaken impression that it had no choice but to impose consecutive terms is without merit. There was no bar to imposing such sentences ( see, Penal Law § 70.25; People v. Brown, 95 A.D.2d 569). The court was clearly aware of its discretion to impose concurrent terms of imprisonment, but chose not to do so ( cf., People v. Crosby, 221 A.D.2d 357). The sentence is not excessive ( see generally, People v. Suitte, 90 A.D.2d 80).
The defendant's remaining contentions are unpreserved for appellate review.
Mangano, P.J., Copertino, Florio and McGinity, JJ., concur.