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Home to the New York Rangers ice hockey side and Knicks basketball team, this iconic 20,000-seat venue in the heart of Herald Square has witnessed Marilyn singing ‘Happy Birthday’ to JFK, two Ali-Frazier fights and The Rolling Stones in concert. Madison Square Garden, colloquially known as The Garden or in initials as MSG, is a multi-purpose indoor arena situated atop Pennsylvania Station and is used for professional basketball and ice hockey, as well as boxing, professional wrestling, circuses concerts, ice shows, and other forms of sports and entertainment. Opened in 1968, it is the is the oldest major sporting facility in the New York metropolitan area and the oldest arena in the National Hockey League.
Madison Square Garden, 4 Pennsylvania Plaza, New York, NY 10001
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