“Both State Comptroller Alan Hevesi and I established the fact that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority misled the public when the fare was raised to $2. The lower court’s ruling was clear: the hearings held by the MTA before it approved the hike were a sham.

“Today’s decision comes from the same court that ruled against New York City school children when it reversed a lower court’s decision in the Campaign for Fiscal Equity lawsuit. And we all know that decision was eventually overturned by the Court of Appeals. This decision should be overturned, too.

“It is important to appeal this decision. We will continue the fight.

“The issue remains clear: The public should not have to pay a fare hike that was adopted without clear and accurate evidence that it was necessary.”