New York City firefighters get 6 percent pension boost

  • Source: New York Post
  • Published: 08/03/2016 12:00 AM

Firefighters and fire officers who retired over the last 12 months will collect pensions averaging $119,866 a year, according to data released Tuesday. The Empire Center, a government watchdog, said its analysis of 15,556 former FDNY members determined that the pensions of new retirees — which already exceed six figures — would be increasing another 6 percent. Raises in recently settled union contracts are partly responsible, said Maria Doulis of the Citizens Budget Commission. Tim Hoefer, executive director of the Empire Center, said overall city pension costs are on track to consume nearly 17 percent of tax receipts. Among the 407 firefighters who retired between July 1, 2015, and June 30, 2016, a dozen will be getting more than $200,000 a year. A spokesman for the Uniformed Firefighters Association blamed the high pension bills on a federal judge.



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