—[*1] Steven Banks, The Legal Aid Society, New York (Amy I. Donner of counsel), for appellant.

Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney, New York (Philip J. Morrow of counsel), for respondent.

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Lewis Bart Stone, J.), rendered February 20, 2008, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, and sentencing him to a term of 3 to 6 years, unanimously affirmed.

Regardless of whether defendant made a valid waiver of his right to appeal, we reject his suppression claim on the merits (see People v Francois, 61 AD3d 524 [2009]). Concur—Tom, J.P., Andrias, Saxe, McGuire and Manzanet-Daniels, JJ.