FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Tim Hoefer

Wednesday, September 22, 2010 (518) 434-3100

NEW YORK CITY PENSION DATA POSTED ONLINE

A searchable database of pension benefits for 203,474 retired New York City government
employees was posted today on SeeThroughNY.net, the Empire Center’s government
transparency web site.

The database includes the names, retirement dates and, in most cases, the most recent
employer for all individuals collecting pension benefits as of December 31, 2009 from
three city pension systems. They are: New York City Employees’ Retirement System
(NYCERS), the New York City Teachers’ Retirement System (NYCTRS) and the Board of
Education Retirement System of the City of New York (BERS).

Not included are the pensions of retired police and firefighters. The Empire Center has
filed lawsuits against both the New York City Police Pension fund and the New York City
Fire Department Pension Fund for their failure to comply with Freedom of Information
Law requests for pension information.

Despite accounting for only a third of the retirees in the database posted by
SeeThroughNY today, NYCTRS retirees account for 99 percent of the 729 pensions
exceeding $100,000 among members of the three city systems.

The benefit levels shown in the database are maximum allowable benefits, which can
exceed the amount actually collected by those retirees who, for example, opt to receive
less in order to preserve a continuing benefit for their survivors.

Attached is a table listing the top 100 pension earners.

SeeThroughNY allows the public to examine government expenditures on the Internet. It

includes payrolls for New York State and New York City government, counties,
municipalities and school districts throughout the state, and dozens of public authorities.
Also posted are pension data for local government and school district employees outside
New York City; state legislators’ office expenditures and pork barrel “member item”
projects, and a benchmarking feature for comparing local government and school district
spending. The site was launched July 31, 2008.

The Albany-based Empire Center is a project of the Manhattan Institute for Policy
Research, one of the nation’s leading non-profit 501(c)3 think tanks.

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 100 Highest Annual Pension Benefits
Rank Name Annual Benefit System Retirement Date Membership Date
1 Tucker, Ethel S $205,038 NYCTRS 9/3/2004 3/1/1947
2 Sullivan, Joan F $202,472 NYCTRS 9/7/2005 10/1/1953
3 Farina, Carmen $199,579 NYCTRS 7/1/2006 10/1/1965
4 Russo, Carol A $199,510 NYCTRS 9/1/2006 10/1/1953
5 Marty, Alvin L $198,130 NYCTRS 9/1/2008 9/1/1960
6 Coppin, Joyce R $171,941 NYCTRS 1/31/2004 10/1/1958
7 Comer, John T $168,854 NYCTRS 7/1/2003 10/1/1964
8 Winnick, Wilma A $165,325 NYCTRS 2/1/2006 2/1/1947
9 Mittman, Stephen M $164,081 NYCTRS 7/1/2008 6/15/1969
10 Blasof, Esther $159,943 NYCTRS 7/1/2004 3/1/1953
11 Carrillo, Anna M $158,845 NYCTRS 9/1/2006 6/11/1970
12 Kaplan, Harriet $155,884 NYCTRS 12/1/2006 10/1/1964
13 Cashman, Cynthia R $155,666 NYCTRS 7/1/2006 10/1/1953
14 Kase, Sandra D $155,491 NYCTRS 3/1/2004 2/1/1967
15 Mcintee, Claire A $154,792 NYCTRS 7/1/2003 2/1/1967
16 Golden, Aileen R $154,072 NYCTRS 7/1/2003 10/1/1957
17 Albers, Ilse T $153,940 NYCTRS 8/29/2003 10/1/1955
18 Carmichael, Dorothy C $153,519 NYCTRS 7/1/2008 10/1/1968
19 Bergtraum, Judith E $152,302 NYCTRS 6/4/2007 3/1/1972
20 Balmuth, Miriam $152,251 NYCTRS 1/28/2003 10/1/1956
21 Shaw, Eleanor N $152,143 NYCTRS 6/1/2008 3/1/1967
22 Garfin, Gerald $151,562 NYCTRS 9/1/2003 10/1/1968
23 Hart, Hiram E $150,428 NYCTRS 9/1/1992 3/1/1949
24 Horne, Frances J $150,001 NYCTRS 3/1/2006 10/1/1969
25 Spetter, Arthur A $149,612 NYCTRS 7/1/2004 10/1/1958
26 Casey, William P $147,639 NYCTRS 12/6/2002 3/1/1969
27 Walton, Terry A $147,554 NYCTRS 2/23/2005 10/1/1965
28 Gimondo, Angelo $147,183 NYCTRS 1/6/2004 10/1/1961
29 Lunney, Joan G $147,079 NYCTRS 7/1/2003 10/1/1961
30 Glover, Max $146,857 NYCTRS 8/31/2007 10/1/1970
31 Levine, Stewart A $146,720 NYCTRS 7/1/2007 10/1/1967
32 Shinnar, Reuel H $146,456 NYCTRS 2/1/2007 9/1/1967
33 Bacote, Ralph V $146,384 NYCTRS 7/1/2005 9/1/1960
34 Lynch, Gerald W $145,343 NYCTRS 9/1/2004 9/1/1967
35 Buckery, Gloria A $144,952 NYCTRS 9/1/2006 9/3/1969
36 Fields, Dave $144,692 NYCTRS 10/1/2007 9/1/1971
37 Dunn, Sharon E $143,941 NYCTRS 8/1/2008 9/8/1965
38 Juro, Ellen $143,828 NYCTRS 7/1/2002 10/1/1965
39 Pollina, Kathleen F $143,681 NYCTRS 7/1/2007 10/1/1967
40 Volpicella, Frank $143,036 NYCTRS 7/2/2007 10/1/1959
41 Quinn, Joseph F $142,585 NYCTRS 5/13/2004 4/19/1960
42 Jakubovitz, Eleanor $142,535 NYCTRS 7/1/2003 10/1/1960
43 Papazian, Leda N $141,354 NYCTRS 7/1/2007 10/1/1959
44 Lessek, Donald J $141,137 NYCTRS 10/16/2008 11/1/1971
45 Golubchick, Leonard H $140,664 NYCTRS 8/31/2005 10/1/1972
46 Heslin, Corinne S $138,948 NYCTRS 8/31/2004 3/1/1964
47 De, Servien-Kenwood J $138,755 NYCTRS 2/5/2007 9/1/1958
48 Ackerson, Robert F $138,400 NYCTRS 7/1/2008 10/1/1969
49 Mazzaro, Domenica F $138,339 NYCTRS 7/1/2002 2/1/1961
50 Alfant, Bernard $137,808 NYCTRS 7/1/2002 2/1/1958
Rank Name Annual Benefit System Retirement Date Membership Date
51 Goldstein, Francine V $137,699 NYCTRS 2/1/2003 10/1/1967
52 Goldberg, Harriette L $137,425 NYCTRS 7/1/2006 10/1/1963
53 Marks, Ginay S $136,476 NYCTRS 8/1/2006 10/1/1968
54 Witherspoon, Roger L $136,323 NYCTRS 6/1/2006 10/5/1960
55 Largmann, Malcolm G $136,028 NYCTRS 2/1/2001 2/1/1957
56 Heaney Jr, Peter P $135,972 NYCTRS 7/1/2007 9/1/1968
57 Zardoya, Irma R $135,680 NYCTRS 7/1/2006 2/10/1972
58 Zimmerman, Ronald B $135,655 NYCTRS 7/1/2003 10/1/1964
59 Depinto, Rose M $135,201 NYCTRS 2/1/2007 3/26/1973
60 Mccabe, Jeremiah P $134,443 NYCTRS 9/1/2004 10/1/1959
61 Stefankiewicz, Sabina $134,425 NYCTRS 12/6/2007 3/1/1964
62 Infantino, Rosemary $134,345 NYCTRS 7/15/2001 10/1/1967
63 Trefousse, Hans L $134,292 NYCTRS 1/31/1998 9/1/1950
64 Tames, Howard S $134,253 NYCTRS 7/16/2002 10/1/1971
65 Douglass, Yvette $133,524 NYCTRS 7/1/2004 5/23/1966
66 Economos, John K $133,487 NYCTRS 8/1/2008 10/1/1972
67 Fierstein, Alan J $133,172 NYCTRS 7/1/2003 2/1/1968
68 Fratti, Michelle $133,145 NYCTRS 8/31/2006 10/1/1973
69 Lorenzo, Maria E $133,014 NYCTRS 10/25/2007 10/1/1960
70 Ext, Anna $132,633 NYCTRS 7/1/2001 10/1/1952
71 Reyna, Leon L $132,609 NYCTRS 9/1/2005 1/29/1962
72 Kojes, Mary $132,556 NYCTRS 9/1/2008 6/1/1970
73 Madison, Robert D $132,442 NYCTRS 2/1/2005 11/1/1971
74 Savage, Lynne M $132,224 NYCTRS 8/31/2002 10/1/1970
75 Sheehan, Teresa V $132,035 NYCTRS 7/1/2008 2/1/1962
76 Sacks, Burton $131,997 NYCTRS 1/3/2003 10/1/1970
77 Nappi, Joseph $131,716 NYCBERS 8/31/2002 11/1/1970
78 Young, Lester W $131,571 NYCTRS 9/16/2004 10/1/1971
79 Leder, Robert S $131,432 NYCTRS 6/27/2008 3/1/1964
80 Klebaner, Benjamin $131,395 NYCTRS 9/1/2007 9/5/1945
81 Holden, Janet $131,380 NYCTRS 7/1/2003 3/1/1965
82 Bruckner, Saul $131,356 NYCTRS 7/1/2004 7/22/1954
83 Kurz, Irwin L $131,302 NYCTRS 7/1/2005 10/1/1971
84 Kotch, Laura $131,286 NYCTRS 7/1/2006 3/1/1970
85 Hirschhorn, Bernard $131,221 NYCTRS 8/16/1991 11/1/1945
86 Bromberg, Gordon M $131,012 NYCTRS 8/25/2005 10/1/1961
87 Irizarry, Reyes $130,836 NYCTRS 1/18/2007 5/1/1975
88 Ginsberg, Sara J $130,759 NYCTRS 8/27/2006 10/1/1962
89 Spataro, Olimpia $130,683 NYCTRS 11/13/2007 10/1/1964
90 Caros, John $130,448 NYCTRS 7/1/2007 1/19/1973
91 Sarney, Harris M $130,420 NYCTRS 8/27/2001 3/1/1964
92 King, Olga L $130,391 NYCTRS 2/1/2008 11/19/1963
93 Vazquez, Felix R $130,231 NYCTRS 9/1/2003 9/1/1968
94 Bronstein, Judith R $130,041 NYCTRS 9/13/2004 9/1/1967
95 Hill, Otis O $129,956 NYCTRS 5/2/2006 9/23/1964
96 Berg, Arlene L $129,782 NYCTRS 8/1/2004 10/1/1968
97 Bogart, Joel S $129,660 NYCTRS 10/21/2003 3/1/1970
98 Clune, Patricia M $129,582 NYCTRS 7/1/2003 3/1/1970
99 Saccoccio, August $129,431 NYCTRS 7/1/2003 10/1/1967
100 Nissen, Robert A $129,316 NYCTRS 7/1/2007 9/1/1968