Judgment unanimously affirmed.
Memorandum:
Defendant's CPL 30.30 motion was properly denied. As defendant concedes, the relevant period is from July 20 through November 20, 1987, when the People declared their readiness on the record and communicated it to defendant at his last known address. Since that period is less than six months, the People timely announced their readiness (see, CPL 30.30 [1] [a]), thus fulfilling their statutory obligation (
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