Opinion
July 8, 1997
Appeal from the Family Court, Westchester County (Spitz, J.)
Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, without costs or disbursements.
The record before the Family Court presently lacks evidence indicating that the presence of the press would potentially have detrimental effects on the juvenile's well-being. Accordingly, the Family Court's determination to permit press access to the proceedings in a limited fashion was not an improvident exercise of discretion ( see, Family Ct Act § 301.1, 341.1 Fam. Ct. Act; 22 NYCRR 205.4; cf., Matter of P. B. v. C. C., 223 A.D.2d 294; Matter of Ruben R., 219 A.D.2d 117; Matter of Katherine B., 189 A.D.2d 443). We note that our affirmance is without prejudice to any future order of the Family Court directing closure of the courtroom which may be warranted during the course of the proceedings by the circumstances of the case.
The remaining contentions are without merit.
Mangano, P. J., Sullivan, Pizzuto, Friedmann and Goldstein, JJ., concur.