Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
We find that the Supreme Court properly denied the defendants' motion to compel the disclosure of the plaintiff's tax returns because the defendants failed to make a strong showing of necessity, especially in light of the fact that the information sought could be obtained from other sources (see, Walter Karl, Inc. v. Wood, 161 A.D.2d 704, 705; Briton v. Knott Hotels Corp., 111 A.D.2d 62). Mangano, P.J., Lawrence, Copertino, Krausman and Goldstein, JJ., concur.