Madison Square Garden, colloquially known as The Garden or by its initials MSG, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New York City. Located in Midtown Manhattan between 7th and 8th avenues from 31st to 33rd Streets, it is situated atop Pennsylvania Station. It is the fourth venue to bear the name "Madison Square Garden"; the first two were located on Madison Square, on East 26th Street and Madison Avenue, with the third Madison Square Garden further uptown at Eighth Avenue and 50th Street. The Garden is used for professional ice hockey and basketball, as well as boxing, 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, the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association, and was home to the New York Liberty from 1997 to 2017.
| Address | 4 Pennsylvania Plaza |
| Location | New York, New York |
| Public transit | Add→ New York City Bus: M4, M7, M20, M34 SBS, M34A SBS, Q32 buses |
| Owner | Madison Square Garden Entertainment |
| Capacity | Basketball: 19,812, Ice hockey: 18,006, Pro wrestling: 18,500, Concerts: 20,000, Boxing: 20,789, Hulu Theater: 5,600 |
| Field size | 820,000 sq ft (76,180.49 m²) |
| Broke ground | October 29, 1964 |
| Opened | Former locations: 1879, 1890, 1925, Current location: February 11, 1968 |
| 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 |
| Services engineer | Syska & Hennessy, Inc. |
| General contractor | Turner/Del E. Webb |
Over Madison Square Garden
Indoor arena that is best known as the home of the NBA's New York Knicks and NHL's New York Rangers. It also hosts a number of other sporting events as well as concerts headlined by some of the biggest artists in show business.
Prestaties van Madison Square Garden
It is also known as "The Garden" or by its acronym MSG. It is named after the fourth president of the U.S., James Madison.
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