Forest Hills Stadium concert season in question amid permit dispute

NEW YORK - Amid ongoing litigation surrounding noise at Forest Hills Stadium, a new announcement from the NYPD has called the 2025 summer concert season into question.

In a letter addressed to event operator Tiebreaker Productions and the West Side Tennis Club, which leases the venue, Legal Bureau Inspector William Gallagher announced the NYPD will not issue mandatory sound amplification permits for events at Forest Hills Stadium until further notice.

The letter cited the Forest Hills Gardens Corporation's refusal to close its privately-owned streets surrounding the stadium as the reason for the denial of permits, claiming the neighborhood's objection will interfere with necessary crowd control.

"This latest move by the NYPD is absolutely pivotal," Forest Hills Gardens Corporation law chair Matthew Mandell said.

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