Calendar.getInstance();

Date now = new Date();     // Gets the current date and time
int year = now.getYear();  // Returns the # of years since 1900

Calendar now = Calendar.getInstance();   // Gets the current date and time
int year = now.get(Calendar.YEAR);       // The current year

GregorianCalendar gc = new GregorianCalendar(System.getCurrentTimeMillis());
int year = gc.get(Calendar.YEAR);