BROOKLYN, NY - DECEMBER 4, 2009: The construction site of the Atlantic Yards project is a huge 8.6 million square feet at the heart of Fort Green Brooklyn. Once a bustling downtown the area is now mostly vacant and surrounded by fences. The developer Forest City Ratner and a small group of activists have been locked in protracted legal battles for years making large portions of the construction area into a dormant construction site. (Photo: Mark Ovaska/ovaska.com)