Madison Square Garden

Madison Square Garden

Madison Square Garden -also called MSG or simply The Garden- is a large arena which hosts a variety of events, for example boxing matches, concerts, ice shows, circuses and other forms of sports and entertainment. The Garden was named after fourth President of the United States James Madison. It is home to the ice hockey team New York Rangers of the National Hockey League and the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association. Nowadays Madison Square Garden hosts approximately 320 events a year. Spectator capacity is 20 000 seats. It is located between Seventh and Eight Avenues from 31st to 33rd Streets in Midtown Manhattan in New York City. The Garden was opened on February 11 in 1968 and is now considered the most active major sporting facility in the New York City metropolitan area. It is the third-busiest music arena in the world.