Opinion
570522/09.
Decided July 15, 2011.
Defendant appeals from a judgment of the Criminal Court of the City of New York, New York County (Alfred Cooper, J.H.O.), rendered January 15, 2009, after a nonjury trial, convicting him of two counts of disorderly conduct, and imposing sentence.
PRESENT: Shulman, J.P., Schoenfeld, Torres, JJ.
Judgment of conviction (Alfred Cooper, J.H.O), rendered January 15, 2009, affirmed. Defendant's challenge to the legal sufficiency of the evidence supporting his conviction of disorderly conduct ( see Penal Law § 240.20, [7]) is unpreserved and we decline to review it in the interest of justice. As an alternative holding, we also reject it on the merits. We further find that the verdict was not against the weight of the evidence ( see People v Danielson, 9 NY3d 342, 348-349). The trial court, as factfinder, was warranted in concluding that defendant's conduct — including his actions in riding his bicycle the wrong way against rush-hour traffic, "throwing" the bicycle down so that it came to rest in a traffic lane, and yelling and cursing at the arresting officer — recklessly created a substantial risk of "a potential or immediate public problem" ( People v Weaver, 16 NY3d 123, 128, quoting People v Munafo, 50 NY2d 326, 331).
We have considered defendant's remaining arguments, including his challenge to the facial sufficiency of the underlying accusatory instruments, and find them lacking in merit.
THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF THE COURT.