Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, the cross motion to dismiss is granted, and the proceeding is dismissed.
Pursuant to CPLR 7502 (a), "[a] special proceeding shall be used to bring before a court the first application arising out of an arbitrable controversy." A special proceeding is commenced by the filing of a petition (see CPLR 304; Matter of Travelers Indem. Co./Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co. v Roth,
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