Jay-Z, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Rev. Al Sharpton, Governor David Paterson At The New Home of NJ Nets

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"Despite years of protests and lawsuits meant to stop it, ground was broken on the new arena for the Nets in Brooklyn Thursday. Governor David Paterson, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz and rapper Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter, a partial owner of the Nets, attended the ceremony. Work has been going on at the Atlantic Yards site in Prospect Heights since last fall, but those involved say the groundbreaking marks the next phase in construction of the 18,000-seat Barclays Center."

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