The operators of Forest Hills Stadium have accused the Forest Hills Gardens Corporation (FHGC), a neighboring homeowners association, of “sidestepping” the courts and trying to “bully” the NYPD. The accusation follows a letter from FHGC to the NYPD threatening legal action if police continue to issue permits for the stadium’s 2025 concert season.
West Side Tennis Club, which owns and leases the stadium to concert operators, and Tiebreaker Productions, which operates concerts at Forest Hills Stadium, are currently embroiled in a legal battle with FHGC, a homeowners association whose members live by the stadium.
In October, Queens County Supreme Court Judge Joseph J. Esposito dismissed five of seven claims brought against West Side Tennis Club and Tiebreaker by FHGC, including claims of trespassing and zoning violations. Esposito did not dismiss claims of public and private nuisance, however.
FHGC argues that the quality of life in the area surrounding the stadium has deteriorated as the number of concerts at the venue has increased in recent years.
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