Assembly Member Stacey Pheffer Amato secured significant legislative victories in recent weeks on behalf of the men and women of the FDNY, volunteer firefighters across the state and emergency medical technicians and paramedics across the city.
The South Queens lawmaker succeeded in getting FDNY members equal access to a 20-year retirement plan. Previously, members who were hired before July 2009 were eligible to retire after 20 years of service, while those hired after were mandated to work a longer period of time but she passed A.5861 to ensure all FDNY members had the same retirement option.
