This Greek city is getting an enormous new neighborhood — and locals are scared it will alter ancient Athens for good. A 1,500-acre construction project — possibly the largest in Europe, and one that will cost $8.6 billion — is proving controversial as it sets out to transform a long-shuttered Athens airport into a seaside oasis for the rich. The development, named Ellinikon after the flight hub, which closed back in 2001, is set to include some 8,000 luxury homes, a marina equipped to moor mega-yachts, multiple shopping malls, restaurants, hotels and a casino on a plot of land over double the size of Central Park and three times…
