The court properly dismissed the petition as barred by the doctrine of res judicata. The claim asserted in the instant petition is based on the same facts as, and seeks the same relief sought in, petitioners' prior CPLR article 78 petition, and therefore arises from the same transaction or occurrence underlying the prior petition (see O'Brien v City of Syracuse,
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