Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The Supreme Court correctly determined that the appellants were not entitled to dismissal of this proceeding for the failure of the petitioner to file a note of issue pursuant to CPLR 3216 (b). As it pertained to the matter under review, Real Property Tax Law former § 718 provided that, in a proceeding under Real Property Tax Law article 7, a note of issue must be filed within four years of the commencement of the proceeding. It is well settled that, in a conflict between a statute of general applicability and one of special applicability, the special statute controls ( see, CPLR 101; McKinney's Uncons Laws of N.Y. Book 1, Statutes § 397; Matter of Brusco v. Braun, 84 N.Y.2d 674, 681; see also, Real Property Tax Law § 718 [as amended by L 1995, ch 693]). Therefore, Real Property Tax Law former § 718 determined when a note of issue should be filed in this proceeding and the provisions of CPLR 3216 were inapplicable ( see also, Matter of Walbaum's #122 v. Board of Assessors, 58 N.Y.2d 818).
Miller, J. P., Ritter, Pizzuto and Altman, JJ., concur.