These Forest Hills Stadium concerts made residents most angry
Queens natives LL Cool J and Run-DMC may be hip-hop royalty, but to some residents of the exclusive Forest Hills Gardens enclave, they were just a nuisance last August.
The 311 call volume increases on the second or third day of consecutive performances, or whenever a longer festival takes place, records show. The 311 system received 58 noise complaints in that ZIP code on Aug. 27, 2022, the day electronic pop groups ODESZA and Sylvan Esso performed, with all but two targeting the venue or the streets immediately surrounding it. And there were 56 noise complaints to 311 on the second day of the Head in the Clouds Festival featuring Asian rappers and pop stars on May 23 of this year.
In contrast, there were 6,997 noise complaints in the zip code between the start of 2022 and Nov. 5 of this year — more than 10 a day. The higher complaint volume reflects Mike Luba, head of the stadium’s concert promoter Tiebreaker Productions, called those claims ridiculous and said “cranky neighbors” are exaggerating the noise levels. He said his company takes the neighbors’ concerns seriously and invested more than $1 million to mitigate sound leaving the stadium since concerts resumed there in 2013. Most concerts end by a 10 p.m curfew, he said.
“If they were not there, truthfully, I don't know how sustainable my business would be in five or 10 years,” said Steve Elkins, owner of the Station House restaurant on Austin Street, the neighborhood’s biggest commercial strip. “Whether it's a fast-food restaurant or a sit-down place or a bar, I believe that everyone is benefiting within that neighborhood, especially on Austin Street.”
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