Carter v. New York City Employees' Retirement System

OPINION OF THE COURT

Arthur M. Schack, J.

Petitioner Ava Carter seeks: a judgment, pursuant to CPLR article 78: (a) annulling the actions of respondents, New York City Employees’ Retirement System (NYCERS) and the City of New York, by their refusal to consider her disability pension application under Retirement and Social Security Law § 607-b, the line of duty disability pension retirement law which protects emergency medical service workers in the Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY); (b) awarding petitioner Carter a disability pension pursuant to Retirement and Social Security Law §…