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Hello My name is Joseph A Guagliardo, When I was on the job. It was Joseph A Gagliardo or Joe Gag.

After retiring in 1989, there was a merge or take over all depending on who you ask. Of the NYC Police, Transit and Housing Police Departments.

In the early 90's after the merge a man named Edward Ranieri and I, embarked on what is an endless task of not only fighting for the VSF/ DEFINED  COMP for all who paid into the pension ( police ) We sought legislation. Retiree groups were split based on the retirees who were receiving the benefit and those who did not. The Unions were split this included the Corrections and FDNY on who should get it. For some reason any job after NYPD who obtained the additional pension fund did it the same as NYPD Excluding Disabled retirees, as well as pre 1968, and vested.

NYPD's lawsuit was brought so long after the actual VSF became law, but when the merge occurred an opening existed for Housing and Transit Retirees. and so became Gagliardo v. Dinkins and Ranieri V Dinkins et. al

In addition to the lawsuit we went to albany and not only sought an amendment to the bill allowing retirees discriminated against but we sought a simple "inquiry bill" this would have caused the legislature to read the law and examine if that was the intent ( excluding disabled and others excluded from the VSF.

Here below is the NYS Supreme Court Ruling. It is not some locker room attorneys opinion it is the States Highest Courts opinion.

If you want you can find additional citations in the Cornell University Link where this text was published after the case was heard.