Opinion
September 8, 1997
Appeal from the Family Court, Queens County (Lauria, J.).
Ordered that the order of disposition is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
Contrary to the appellant's contentions, the Family Court did not improvidently exercise its discretion in placing him with the Division for Youth. Our review of the record confirms that the Family Court properly weighed the relative advantages and disadvantages of placement, and thereafter concluded that placement would serve the appellant's present needs and best interests. We are also satisfied that the Family Court adopted the least restrictive alternative commensurate with the foregoing concerns under the circumstances presented ( see, Family Ct Act § 352.2; Matter of Katherine W., 62 N.Y.2d 947; Matter of Jason W., 207 A.D.2d 495; Matter of Daryl S., 143 A.D.2d 835; Matter of Douglas R.S., 123 A.D.2d 868).
Bracken, J.P., O'Brien, Santucci, Friedmann and Goldstein, JJ., concur.