"MSG", "The Mecca","The Garden", "The World's Most Famous Arena" | |
Address | 4 Pennsylvania Plaza |
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Location | New York City, New York |
Coordinates | 40°45′2″N 73°59′37″W / 40.75056°N 73.99361°WCoordinates: 40°45′2″N 73°59′37″W / 40.75056°N 73.99361°W |
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Owner | The Madison Square Garden Company |
Operator | MSG Entertainment |
Capacity |
Basketball: 19,812 Ice hockey: 18,006 Pro Wrestling: 18,500 Concerts: 20,000 Boxing: 20,789 The Theater at Madison Square Garden: 5,600 |
Field size | 820,000 square feet (76,000 m2) |
Construction | |
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 ($830 million in 2017 ) Renovation: 1991: $200 million ($306 million in 2017) Total cost: $1.07 billion dollars in 2013 |
Architect |
Charles Luckman Associates Brisbin Brook Beynon Architects |
Structural engineer | Severud Associates |
Services engineer | Syska & Hennessy, Inc. |
General contractor | Turner/Del E. Webb |
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 Cosmos (NASL) (1983–1984) New York Knights (AFL) (1988) New York CityHawks (AFL) (1997–1998) New York Liberty (WNBA) (1997–2010, 2014–present) New York Titans (NLL) (2007–2009) |
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Website | |
www.TheGarden.com |
Madison Square Garden (often called MSG or simply The Garden) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the New York City borough of Manhattan. 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 (1879 and 1890) of which 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 basketball and ice hockey, 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 residency to singer-songwriter Billy Joel.