Governor Paterson, Mayor Bloomberg join Hov at groundbreaking of NBA team’s new arena. By Shaheem Reid Jay-Z attends the ceremonial groundbreaking for Barclays Center Thursday Photo: Jamie McCarthy/ Getty Images BROOKLYN, New York — It’s been seven years since Jay-Z announced he was bringing the New Jersey Nets back home to New York during his 2003 “Fade To Black Concert” at Madison Square Garden. On Thursday (March 11), Nets co-owner Hov , an assortment of New York politicians and executives from the Nets came to Brooklyn for a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of the team’s future home, the Barclays Center. The Brooklyn Steppers Marching Band led the way into the press conference, which took place at Brooklyn’s Atlantic Yards. Jay walked in with Beyonc
