The main location is the Theodore Roosevelt Federal Courthouse at 225 Cadman Plaza East in the civic center of Brooklyn . The 15-story building was designed by Cesar Pelli . The courthouse was designed in 1995 but did not open until 2006 following redesign requirements in the wake of the Oklahoma City bombing and the September 11 attacks . It replaced the six story Emanuel Celler Federal Building ( built in 1962 and located next door and connected via glass atrium ) . In 2008 it was renamed for Theodore Roosevelt . The building was originally to be renamed in honor of former New York Governor Hugh Carey but politicians backed off because Carey was alive at the time . The associated prison is the Metropolitan Detention Center , Brooklyn
Oklahoma City bombing
Oklahoma City bombing
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York