Joe DeFina: Soldier, officer, politico
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.
DeFina, 83, a retired police detective, also served in the U.S. Marines, and ran for Bay Ridge’s City Council seat twice in the 1990s.
“I think I’ve done a lot,” said DeFina.