BY GLENN BLAIN
Veterans advocates are accusing Gov. Cuomo of reneging on a promise to support measures that would give public employees additional pension credits for military service.
Cuomo said last Veterans Day that he would include provisions for veterans’ pension credits in his budget proposal, critics say. But the budget unveiled last month contained no such provision.
“The governor obviously went back on his word,” said Jerry Alperstein, 77, of the Jewish War Veterans of New York.
Cuomo administration officials said the governor is still committed to giving veterans 
additional pension credits, but is trying to work out the details with the Legislature.
“We remain committed to this issue and are continuing to work with the sponsors, with the intent to have this be part of the final budget,” said Cuomo spokesman Rich Azzopardi.
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