Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
After the court's finding of a prima facie reverse-Batson pattern of purposeful discrimination, the defense counsel was asked to give a reason for her peremptory challenge to juror number 3. She indicated, "I didn't feel comfortable with him. First of all, being from Borough Park, to me that might be a neighborhood where he might be uncomfortable with my client * * * My understanding of it, and I believe because my client...
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