In 2014, only 6 percent of the new retirees in the state's police and fire pension system were receiving full accidental disability pensions. (empirecenter.org)
«In light of the incident involving Stephen Cassidy last night and his subsequent arrest, effective immediately, I have removed him from his position as executive director of the New York City Fire Pension Fund,» Nigro said in a brief statement posted Wednesday on the city fire department's website. (crainsnewyork.com)
As Governor David Paterson showed when he surprisingly vetoed a previously routine extension of long - standing police and fire pension plans in 2009, even a politically shaky executive can make a veto stick when it involves standing up to unions. (empirecenter.org)