—[*1] Steven Banks, The Legal Aid Society, New York (Michael C. Taglieri of counsel), for appellant.

Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., District Attorney, New York (David C. Bornstein of counsel), for respondent.

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Bonnie G. Wittner, J.), entered on or about April 16, 2009, which adjudicated defendant a level three predicate sex offender pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act (Correction Law art 6-C), unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The court properly applied the presumptive override for a prior felony sex crime conviction, and properly exercised its discretion in declining to grant a downward departure (see People v Judd, 29 AD3d 431 [2006], lv denied 7 NY3d 709 [2006]). Defendant, who, among other things, has twice been convicted of persistent sexual abuse (Penal Law § 130.53), has demonstrated an extremely high risk of recidivism, and his argument that the type of misconduct in which he habitually engages is not serious enough to warrant a level three designation is unpersuasive. Concur—Tom, J.P., Friedman, Catterson, Richter and Manzanet-Daniels, JJ.