Welcome to the City of Quincy Contributory Retirement System. Our defined benefit pension system represents 1,654 active and 1,449 retirees and survivors. Known as the “City of Presidents” and the birthplace of the American Dream, Quincy Massachusetts is home to some 100,000 people. Once renowned for its superior ship building, Quincy is also the birthplace of two US Presidents, the country’s first commercial railroad, and home to the modern American institution Dunkin Donuts.