The trial court correctly held that the cooler defendant allegedly broke into to steal beer from was not a "building" within the definition of Penal Law § 140.00 (2). While the cooler may have been used for business purposes, there is no evidence that business was carried on "therein" (see, People v O'Keefe,
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