A historic New York City courthouse got a facelift just in time for the trial of a police officer accused of plotting to kill and eat women.
A six-year gutting of the Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, which first opened in 1936, readied it for the next century with modern lighting, heating, cooling and security to support a famed exterior. Its six-story base includes a sprawling granite staircase and Corinthian columns that form a large entrance portico. Above it, set back to merge into the skyline, is a 31-story tower where justice is the daily business.
