Madison Square Garden - Venue Tickets, Schedules, Seating Charts, and Information

Madison Square Garden has been the name of four arenas in New York City, and the name of the entity which owns the arena and several of the professional sports franchises which play there. The arena is known as "The World's Most Famous Arena." It was opened on February 14, 1968, owned by Cablevision , through Madison Square Garden L.P. and operated by Cablevision. The designer was Charles Luckman Associates, the construction costs were $123 million USD and the capacity of the arena is 19,763 for basketball, 18,200 for hockey and 20,000 for concerts. Madison Square Garden was the home arena of the NY Raiders/NY Golden Blades of the World Hockey Association.

There was a battle between Cablevision and the City of New York in 2004–2005 over proposed West Side Stadium and Cablevision announced its own plans to raze the Garden, and replace it with high-rise commercial buildings and build a new Garden one block away at the James Farley Post Office, but Madison Square Garden executives announced plans to once again renovate and modernize the current Garden in time for the Knicks and Rangers' 2011–12 seasons. The arena hosted the 1994 NHL All-Star Game and 1998 NBA All-Star Game, three WNBA All-Star Games, and a portion of the 1996 World Cup of Hockey.