After much protest from Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn, Bruce Ratner received approval for his $4 billion Atlantic Yards project from the Public Authorities Control Board last week and plans to begin work next month. However, Atlantic Yards now faces new controversy. In recent months, Ratner has installed approximately 30 surveillance cameras throughout the 22-acre plot. He currently controls 85 percent of the property, but his cameras are not limited to that portion. Some are placed outside vacant buildings, but others spy on buildings he does not own and that are currently occupied. Ratner plans to obtain other properties within the approximately six-square-block project through eminent domain. Atlantic Yards is still contingent on two lawsuits, which claim the project is illegal. Ratner asserts that the cameras have been installed for security reasons, though the New York Post reports that residents who feel that their privacy is being violated aren’t worried as much about safety—thanks to the 78th Police Precinct stationhouse right across the street.