Richards calls on Mayor to intervene and save summer concerts at Forest Hills Stadium

Queens Borough President Donovan Richards has penned a letter to Mayor Eric Adams urging him to use all available resources to ensure that Forest Hills Stadium’s 2025 summer concert season goes ahead as planned after a local homeowners group refused to grant access to the private streets surrounding the venue.

Richards, who also recently met with the mayor over the issue, penned the letter on March 28 after the NYPD declined to issue sound amplification permits for the venue’s summer event series, citing a decision by local residents group Forest Hills Garden Corps (FHGC) to deny the city access to a series of private roads surrounding the venue.