N.Y. Retirement & Social Security Law § 651: Reduction of retirement age

§ 651. Reduction of retirement age. a. A member described in section

six hundred fifty of this article may, subject to the provisions of

subdivision b of this section (and notwithstanding the provisions for

benefit reduction contained in subdivision a of section four hundred

forty-two and subdivision c of section five hundred four of this

chapter), retire without reduction of his or her service retirement

benefit prior to the attainment of the normal retirement age in

accordance with the following schedule:

(i) For each full year of covered employment occurring prior to

January first, nineteen hundred seventy-one, his or her normal

retirement age shall be reduced by six months; and

(ii) For each full year of covered employment occurring prior to

January first, two thousand nine which is subsequent to December

thirty-first, nineteen hundred seventy, his or her normal retirement age

shall be reduced by four months.

b. Provided however, that nothing herein:

(i) Shall permit a member of Tier one to retire, other than for

disability, prior to the attainment of age fifty, or a member of Tier

two, three or four to retire, other than for disability, prior to the

attainment of age fifty-five; and

(ii) Shall be construed to affect any other condition or requirement

of any general, special or local law.