BAY RIDGE — Over the next few years, Fort Hamilton Army Base will be getting a major facelift.

U.S. Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-11, with Col. Melissa Cantwell, the fort’s commander, announced in a conference on Aug. 26 that the base received $42.7 million in federal funding for several repairs that will improve operations.

“We are very proud here in Brooklyn to have New York City’s only army installation, and this army installation has been a presence in this community for so long that it’s something we in the community take great pride in,” Malliotakis said during the conference. “Whether it was Sept. 11, Hurricane Sandy, or more recently during the COVID pandemic, Fort Hamilton Army Base has played such an integral role. They do so many different things here and we’re very proud of the

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