Overview

• The Forest Hills Gardens Corporation filed the suit in federal court in Brooklyn, accusing the city and NYPD of commandeering its private streets during the 2023 and 2024 concert seasons.
• FHGC argues the police-directed closures and crowd funneling constitute a Fifth Amendment taking and seeks damages for nearly 4,000 homeowners as well as an order halting future use.
• The complaint describes barricades that blocked resident access, cleanup costs from concert crowds, and an incident in which an elderly woman was injured after a taxi was turned away.
• A city Law Department spokesperson said the case is under review, and the NYPD says it operates on public streets and does not use private roads except in emergencies.
• Regulators have issued multiple recent noise violations to Forest Hills Stadium, and the broader community remains divided over the concerts’ economic benefits and neighborhood impacts.