Forest Hills Stadium will have a 28-show cap for the next seven years as part of a deal with locals in Forest Hills Gardens. Photo via Forest Hills Stadium

A years-long legal saga between Forest Hills Stadium and the private New York City neighborhood the concert venue is located in came to an end this week, after the two groups struck a deal that allows concerts to continue and the neighborhood to profit from them.

For the first time in over three years, there are no ongoing lawsuits against the central Queens venue after its owners, West Side Tennis Club, and its operator, Tiebreaker Productions, reached a deal with the Forest Hills Gardens Corporation, the group that manages Forest Hills Gardens.

The agreement allows the stadium to host up to 28 concerts per year for the next seven years, with an option to go up to 29 after 2033. In previous years, there have been as many as 36.

“This is a hard limit — the promoter cannot simply add more shows,” FHGC said in a message to residents obtained by the Eagle.

Tennis events and symphony shows do not contribute to that total.

The stadium will have to maintain a 10 p.m. curfew, which was already in place, for most shows, and will have to continue to monitor noise levels. The NYPD will maintain designated routes away from homes for attendees making their way to stadium events.

As part of the deal, Forest Hills Stadium will provide “substantial” payments to the neighborhood corporation, including a one-time, up-front payment of $275,000, which will in part go toward “restoration and beautification projects.”

FHS will pay the FHGC $15,500 per show for the first three years of the deal, going up to $16,500 for the final four.

A special referee will also be appointed to resolve any other disputes between the groups under the new deal. However, that referee has yet to be named.

According to the letter to its residents, FHGC said Tiebreaker will also be required to appoint a community liaison who can respond to locals’ concerns during shows.

The agreement will last seven years, with renewal options for an additional seven years.

“We are very happy that we were able to reach a settlement,” the board of FHGC said in a statement.

The current board of directors at FHGC, a wealthy private community that surrounds the stadium and owns its land, was elected overwhelmingly last year with the promise that it would reach an agreement with the stadium and end the ongoing litigation.

“With 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,” the statement said. “For the first time in years, the Forest Hills Gardens community has clear, enforceable protections for how the Stadium operates — a firm limit on the number of shows, a strict curfew, fireworks only with neighborhood approval, and meaningful financial payments.”