Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse
500 Pearl Street | also 200 Worth Street, 464 Pearl Street | Chinatown | built 1992
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- 1991
Ground is broken for a new federal courthouse at 500 Pearl Street
Ground is broken on March 29, 1991 for a 27-story courthouse clad in granite, marble and oak. Arthur May of Kohn Pedersen Fox designs it, and developer BPT Properties builds it under a design-build contract. At 974,000 square feet with 44 courtrooms, it ranks as the second-largest federal courthouse in the country, behind St. Louis's Thomas F. Eagleton Courthouse.
Source: Wikipedia
- 1996
Maya Lin completes Sounding Stones for the new courthouse
In 1996 Maya Lin completed Sounding Stones, her work for the Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse. The General Services Administration's own account calls it her first commission through its Art in Architecture program.
Source: gsa.gov
- 1996
The federal courthouse at 500 Pearl Street officially opens
The courthouse, completed in 1994, officially opens on June 3, 1996 with Mayor Rudy Giuliani and Senators Daniel Patrick Moynihan and Alfonse D'Amato attending. It houses the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. It also provides space for the U.S. Marshals Service and the U.S. Attorney's office.
Source: Wikipedia
- 2000
The courthouse is renamed for Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Under a law sponsored by Senator Chuck Schumer, the courthouse is renamed for Daniel Patrick Moynihan in 2000. Moynihan had pushed Congress, federal agencies and several mayors to get it built. It is formally rededicated in his name on December 4, 2000.
Source: Wikipedia
- 2006
The courthouse temporarily houses the Second Circuit Court of Appeals
From November 2006 to January 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit uses the Moynihan Courthouse as a temporary home. The Thurgood Marshall Courthouse across the street is undergoing major renovation during those years. The appeals court returns to the Marshall building once the work is done.
Source: Wikipedia
- 2023
Sam Bankman-Fried goes on trial here and is convicted on every count
Sam Bankman-Fried's fraud trial began on October 3, 2023, before Judge Lewis Kaplan, with Nicolas Roos and Danielle Sassoon leading the prosecution and Mark Cohen the defense. Prosecutors said he stole billions by lending FTX customer deposits to Alameda. The jury deliberated for about five hours on November 2 and found him guilty on all charges.
Source: Wikipedia
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