Forest Hills homeowners sue NYC over concert street closures: 'Unlawful'

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QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11)-- The Forest Hills Garden Corporation, an organization representing homeowners in the Queens neighborhood, is suing the city of New York and the NYPD, according to court documents.

The lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York on Monday.

The lawsuit seeks compensation from the City of New York for the unconstitutional taking of private property related to concerts at Forest Hills Stadium.

The lawsuit alleges the city, through the NYPD, closes private streets, erects barricades on the plaintiff’s property, and directs 13,000 concertgoers to walk on the plaintiff’s private streets and property for the concerts.

This is despite the absence of permission or li