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Madison Square Garden, New York City
Madison Square Garden, New York City Since opening in 1968, the current Madison Square Garden has continued the legacy of four arenas that have hosted generations of major sporting events, concerts, and public gatherings.

Madison Square Garden

arena, New York City, New York, United States
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Madison Square Garden, indoor arena in New York City, long regarded as one of the world’s most famous sports and entertainment venues. The name refers not to a single building but to a succession of four arenas that have operated in Manhattan since 1874. The present Madison Square Garden, opened in 1968 above Pennsylvania Station at Eighth Avenue and 33rd Street, is the home arena of the National Basketball Association’s New York Knicks and the...

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