Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
Pursuant to Town Law §§ 135 and 268, the plaintiff seeks to enjoin the defendants from, inter alia, using their premises for auto repair and related activities. Although the plaintiff had no obligation on its application for preliminary injunctive relief to meet the three-pronged test generally applicable to such requests (see, City of New York v Bilynn Realty Corp., 118 A.D.2d 511; City of Utica v Ortner, 256 App. Div. 1039), it was nonetheless required to come forward with a strong prima facie showing that the defendants are violating its zoning ordinance (see, City of New York v Cincotta, 133 A.D.2d 244; see also, Village of Pelham Manor v Crea, 112 A.D.2d 415). Since a substantial question exists as to whether the defendants' use of their premises is a continuation of a legal nonconforming use, denial of the plaintiff's application for preliminary injunctive relief was a proper exercise of discretion. Mangano, J.P., Bracken, Kunzeman and Harwood, JJ., concur.