Government At Work

That's the scariest line in the American English language, and with good reason.  The latest example comes to us from the Bronx, where a brand-new $421 million state court building features broken doors, glass walls boarded up, stairways cordoned off - and an infestation of sewer flies.  The building is two years old.  Obviously, those designers took their cue from Portland - the leaking ceilings are so reminiscent of the Portland Building by teapot designer Michael Graves.