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Madison Square Garden

Home of the New York Knicks (NBA)

1968
Opened
TBD
Capacity (basketball)
—
Naming partner
NY
State
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Identity

City
New York
State / region
NY
Opened
1968year only — exact date TBD
Capacity (basketball)
TBD
Address
TBD
Architect
TBD
Owner
TBD
Construction cost
TBD

Tenants

Current tenants
  • New York Knicks NBA since 1968
    Primary tenant since the arena opened.
  • New York Rangers NHL since 1968
  • St. John's Red Storm NCAA (Big East) since 1968
    Plays select home games at MSG, including the Big East Tournament since 1983.
Past tenants
  • New York Liberty WNBA 1997–2017
    Founding WNBA franchise; played at MSG through 2017, then relocated to Westchester County Center while a long-term home was sourced. Now plays at Barclays Center.
  • New York Knicks ABA 1968–1976
    Pre-merger NBA-ABA timeline; the Knicks have continuously played at MSG since 1968.

Current naming deal

No commercial naming partner. Madison Square Garden is a proprietary venue name.

Naming history

  • Madison Square Garden 1968-02–present
    Single name continuously since opening February 11, 1968. Fourth Madison Square Garden building; the brand traces to the original 1879 venue at Madison Square in Manhattan. The name is itself a heritage asset — MSG Sports has consistently rejected commercial naming offers.

Renovations

  • 2011–2013 $1100M
    $1.1B "Garden Transformation" — completed in three summer-only phases to avoid disrupting Knicks and Rangers seasons. Comprehensive: new seating bowl shape, suites, lobbies, scoreboard, façade. Most expensive arena renovation in U.S. sports history at completion.

Sportsbook presence

Sources

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