The war is over.<\/p>\n
Forest Hills Stadium agreed to host fewer concerts next year and pay out hundreds of thousands of dollars to end a legal feud with neighbors fed up with ear-splitting noise and rowdy crowds<\/a>.<\/p>\n The iconic venue will host 28 shows in 2027, down from 36 in previous years as part of a new contract with the local homeowners association the Forest Hills Garden Corporation, the stadium and neighbors announced on Wednesday.<\/p>\n As part of the contract \u2014 the first with the neighbors group in years \u2014 the stadium will make a one-time $275,000 payment that will help beautify the neighborhood, then pay the corporation $15,500 per concert, or $434,000 for next year.<\/p>\n Forest Hills Stadium is limited to just 28 concerts next summer, as part of the settlement. Getty Images<\/p>\n \u201cFor the first time in years, the Forest Hills Gardens community has clear, enforceable protections for how the Stadium operates \u2014 a firm limit on the number of shows, a strict curfew, fireworks only with neighborhood approval, and meaningful financial payments,\u201d the corporation\u2019s board of directors said in a statement.<\/p>\n \u201cWith the divisiveness of the lawsuits now behind us, we look forward to building a constructive working relationship with the Stadium and are proud to usher in this new chapter for our community.\u201d<\/p>\n In a letter to the community, the board \u2014 which was overhauled last year by an insurgent panel who were dissatisfied with their predecessors\u2019 <\/a>handling of the stadium war \u2014 revealed new limits on summer concerts.<\/p>\n The venue operators will pay the Forest Hills Gardens Corporation $15,500 for every show next summer. LP Media<\/p>\n All shows moving forward are under a strict 10 p.m. curfew, a time constraint that had previously been set by NYPD permits, but not contractually.<\/p>\n The only exceptions are Friday and Saturday evenings in July when the shows can go on until 10:30 p.m. with the city\u2019s approval.<\/p>\n The new $15,500-per-concert deal is up from the measly $178,989 the 27 shows racked in for the homeowner\u2019s group in 2026.<\/p>\n Tiebreaker, the company that runs the stadium, has also promised to outlaw fireworks without prior permission, to use real-time noise monitoring during events, to steer foot traffic away from residential blocks, and to provide street clean-up services after shows.<\/p>\n The settlement marks the end of a lengthy and bitter back and forth between the stadium and its neighbors, who claimed the concert was wreaking havoc on life in the otherwise quiet Queens nabe.<\/p>\n The corporation board filed numerous lawsuits, including one against the city, over the headaches over the past three years, later creating unrest within its own ranks.<\/p>\n Brittany Russell and Jeff Mitchell were elected to the FHGC board after campaigning on ending the bitter feud. Matthew McDermott<\/p>\n A new slate of residents took over the board in December after campaigning on ending the bitter battle with Tiebreaker, which they said was draining community money on unnecessary litigation.<\/p>\n The homeowner\u2019s group quietly reached the six-figure settlement <\/a>with the city in March, closing a lawsuit that alleged the NYPD \u201cunconstitutionally\u201d took control of the group\u2019s property on more than 30 concert days last summer to help the\u00a0Forest Hills Stadium rake in millions of dollars.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The war is over. 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