Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant failed to object to the reasons proffered by the prosecutor for peremptorily challenging three prospective black jurors. Thus, the defendant has failed to preserve for appellate review his contention that those reasons were pretextual (see, CPL 470.05 [2]; People v Cruz,
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