Membership and Service Credit

Generally, NYCERS membership is open to all employees of the City of New York and Participating Employers except those who are eligible for membership in the Police or Fire Department pension fund, or the Teachers or Board of Education retirement system. Am I required to join NYCERS? Top 10 Reasons to Join […]

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Membership Reinstatement allows you to restore your original membership date with NYCERS or any public retirement system in New York City or State. In certain cases, reinstating your previous membership date may make you eligible to participate in an earlier tier and/or a retirement plan no longer available to new members. To […]

Buyback allows you to purchase uncredited full- or part-time service rendered in the public sector of New York City or State prior to your NYCERS membership date. Generally, in order to purchase previous service, you must have been on the payroll of a public entity in a position that would have allowed […]

Federal and state laws allow NYCERS members to purchase service credit for time spent on duty in one of the military branches of the Armed Forces of the U.S.A. Each law related to military buybacks has different provisions granting service, and you are entitled to receive credit for military service […]

If you accept a position in the City or State of New York (or any of its political subdivisions) that entitles you to membership in another New York City or State retirement system, you may be eligible to transfer your NYCERS membership to that system. List of retirement systems in […]

If you are a NYCERS member who resigned or separated from City Service and have less than 10 years of Credited Service, you can terminate your NYCERS membership and forfeit your rights to all current and future benefits by voluntarily applying for a refund of your accumulated salary deductions. To apply for […]