In re Bernard T.

—Order of disposition, Family Court, New York County (Ruth Zuckerman, J.), entered on or about February 28, 1997, which adjudicated appellant a juvenile delinquent, upon a fact-finding determination that he had committed an act which, if committed by an adult, would constitute escape in the third degree, and placed him with the Division for Youth for a period of 12 months, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The court, properly taking judicial notice of the fact that the Division for Youth is a State agency (Executive Law art 19-G) that contracts with private agencies such as Boys Town to…