N.Y. Civil Service Law § 87: Prohibition against disqualification on account of age or disability

§ 87. Prohibition against disqualification on account of age or

disability. A veteran or disabled veteran shall not be disqualified from

holding any position in the civil service on account of age, except for

positions for which age limitations are specifically authorized or

prescribed by law, provided such age does not render him incompetent to

perform the duties of the position applied for. A disabled veteran

shall not be disqualified from holding any position in the civil service

by reason of a war-incurred disability, provided such disability does

not render him incompetent to perform the duties of the position applied

for.