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A former community affairs officer for the 68th Precinct has been sentenced to 40 months in a federal prison for his role in a gun-running scheme led by another former cop at the Bay Ridge stationhouse. … Full Article

The repair project at the 92nd Street sinkhole could take two more months before it’s finished, a city official told an emergency meeting of Community Board 10 meeting attended by more than 50 Bay Ridge residents. … Full Article

Rep. Michael Grimm said he has secured federal funding to keep an elite anti-terror unit at Fort Hamilton. But he also said the funding is contingent upon the approval of the U.S. Senate. … Full Article

The winners of the 18th annual Greenest Block in Brooklyn Contest were announced this week by GreenBridge, the community horticulture program of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, and Borough President Marty Markowitz. … Full Article

Music was in the air at the Bay Ridge version of “National Night Out,” the anti-crime event aimed at bringing cops and citizens closer together. … Full Article

Police investigating the murders of two storeowners in Bensonhurst and Bay Ridge are seeking a man and a woman for questioning in connection with the slayings, NBC News reported. … Full Article

If Bay Ridge's Joseph DeFina had to write his resume, he would need more than one page to describe his work history, which includes the military, law enforcement and politics. … Full Article

A camera lost in a creek in the Adirondacks three years ago is being returned to its owner, an avid amateur photographer from Bay Ridge, thanks to clever detective work by a Vermont man who studied pictures on the camera's memory card. … Full Article

A dilapidated house that has been the target of complaints from 79th Street residents for several years will finally be torn down, according to local elected officials, who said they’ve been pushing the city to do something about the messy property for ages. … Full Article

Store owners in Bensonhurst and Bay Ridge are on edge in the wake of reports that police have linked the murders of two merchants to the same gun. … Full Article