Madison Square Garden

Madison Square Garden, colloquially known as the Garden or by its initials MSG, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New York City. It is located in Midtown Manhattan between Seventh and Eighth Avenues from 31st to 33rd Street above Pennsylvania Station. It is the fourth venue to bear the name "Madison Square Garden"; the first two, 1879 and 1890, were located on Madison Square, on East 26th Street and Madison Avenue, with the third Madison Square Garden (1925) farther uptown at Eighth Avenue and 50th Street.

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Madison Square Garden

"MSG", "The Garden"
Madison Square Garden in June 2019
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Address	4 Pennsylvania Plaza
Location	New York City, New York, U.S.
Coordinates	40°45′2″N 73°59′37″W
Public transit	Amtrak: Penn Station LIRR: Penn Station NJ Transit: Penn Station New York City Subway: 34th Street–Penn Station (7th Ave) 34th Street–Penn Station (8th Ave) 34th Street–Herald Square PATH: 33rd Street New York City Bus: M4, M7, M20, M34 SBS, M34A SBS, Q32 buses
Owner	Madison Square Garden Entertainment[1][2]
Capacity	Basketball: 19,812[3] Ice hockey: 18,006[3] Pro wrestling: 18,500 Concerts: 20,000 Boxing: 20,789
Field size	820,000 sq ft (76,000 m2)
Construction
Broke ground	October 29, 1964[4]
Opened	1879, 1890, 1925 (former locations) February 11, 1968 (current location)
Renovated	1989–1991 2011–2013
Construction cost	$123 million Renovation (1991): $200 million Total cost: $1.19 billion in 2020
Architect	Charles Luckman Associates Brisbin Brook Beynon Architects
Structural engineer	Severud Associates[5]
Services engineer	Syska & Hennessy, Inc.[6]
General contractor	Turner/Del E. Webb[6]
Tenants
New York Rangers (NHL) (1968–present) New York Knicks (NBA) (1968–present) St. John's Red Storm (NCAA) (1969–present) New York Raiders/Golden Blades (WHA) (1972–1973) New York Apples (WTT) (1977–1978) New York Stars (WBL) (1979–1980) New York Cosmos (NASL) (1983–1984) New York Knights (AFL) (1988) New York CityHawks (AFL) (1997–1998) New York Liberty (WNBA) (1997–2010, 2014–2017) New York Titans (NLL) (2007–2009)
Website
www.msg.com/madison-square-garden

The Garden hosts professional ice hockey, professional basketball, boxing, mixed martial arts, concerts, ice shows, circuses, professional wrestling, and other forms of sports and entertainment. It is close to other midtown Manhattan landmarks, including the Empire State Building, Koreatown, and Macy's at Herald Square. It is home to the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL), the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and was home to the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) from 1997 to 2017.

Originally called Madison Square Garden Center, the Garden opened on February 11, 1968, and is the oldest major sporting facility in the New York metropolitan area. It is the oldest arena in the NBA and the second oldest arena in the NHL. As of 2016, MSG is also the second-busiest music arena in the world in terms of ticket sales.[7] Including two major renovations, its total construction cost was approximately $1.1 billion, and it has been ranked as one of the 10 most expensive stadium venues ever built.[8] It is part of the Pennsylvania Plaza office and retail complex, named for the railway station. Several other operating entities related to the Garden share its name.