Tom Robbins is in the hood again, this time to stick it to Vito Lopez and the stunning machine he’s built over the decades. Multi-millions slipping and sliding down Teflon funnels straight from Albany and into Lopez’s allies’ coffers — which we’ve been bringing to your attention for a while — is just one of the interesting bits of the story. He’s also essentially been unilaterally — due to Brooklyn’s peculiar one-party system — appointing judges to Kings County seats.

Finally, note the photo in the piece, taken by our Aaron Short for BushwickBK.