"FHGC, which owns the private streets surrounding the popular venue, previously issued licenses for concert seasons at the stadium but declined to do so in 2023 because the schedule had become "so large and disruptive," according to Katie Rosenfield, a partner at law firm Emery Celli Brinckerhoff Abady Ward & Maazel LLP, which is representing the residents group. Rosenfield said the city has continued to close the streets and direct concertgoers onto private property ever since without compensating residents for doing so."
"The letter notified West Side Tennis Club, which leases and operates the iconic venue, and Tiebreaker, which operates events at the stadium, that the NYPD would not be issuing sound amplification permits for the 2025 season because FHGC would not grant the police access to the private roads surrounding the stadium. The issue was eventually resolved when the NYPD approved an alternative security plan that saw private security teams monitor conditions on the roads leading to the venue,"
Forest Hills Gardens Corporation sued the city and the NYPD, alleging unlawful seizure of private roads around Forest Hills Stadium to facilitate dozens of concerts and events over three years. FHGC previously issued licenses for concert seasons but declined in 2023 because the schedule became "so large and disruptive," and FHGC alleges the city continued closing roads and directing concertgoers onto private property without compensation. An NYPD letter warned it would not issue sound amplification permits for 2025 because FHGC would not grant police access to the private roads. The NYPD later approved an alternative security plan using private security teams to monitor the roads, allowing the 2025 season to proceed, but FHGC says it was excluded from that decision-making.
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