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A landmark · Midtown · on two of my lists

Madison Square Garden.

Worth it, says Antonina. My favorite place to catch a sporting event is the Madison Square Garden (love seeing the Rangers & Knicks!).

Antonina Pattiz
Antonina PattizI went myself · from my list Best things to do in New York in January
Madison Square Garden and Penn Station stand near the Empire State Building on Eighth Avenue.
From My favorite New York buildings
Address
4 Pennsylvania Plaza Directions
Subway
A, C, E to 34 St-Penn Station, 2 min
Website
msg.com
What this page is

Everything I’ve written about Madison Square Garden on New York Dearest, in one place. It’s on two of my lists, Best things to do in New York in January and My favorite New York buildings. Below you’ll find my photographs of it and every list it’s on with what I wrote there. At the end, where it is and what’s near.

  1. Best things to do in New York in JanuaryWorth it
  2. My favorite New York buildingsOnly if

Madison Square Garden, in my photographs

Two more from my visits

Where it appears on New York Dearest

Two of my lists
Worth it, says Antonina. Been? Say if you agree.
Worth it

One of the best things to do in New York City in January is to check out a live sporting event!

What I wrote thereFold it away

One of the best things to do in New York City in January is to check out a live sporting event! NYC is home to the New York Rangers and New York Islanders (hockey), New York Knicks and Brooklyn Nets (basketball) and the New York Giants and New York Jets (football).

My favorite place to catch a sporting event is the Madison Square Garden (love seeing the Rangers & Knicks!). If you’re visiting New York City in January consider attending a game as an excuse to get out of your hotel and cheer for the home team.

Read it on the list
  • From my guide, checked September 2026.
Only if
What I wrote thereFold it away

Having hosted historic sporting events such as the “Fight of the Century” between Muhammed Ali and Joe Frazier, MSG is the pinnacle of competition. It is not without reason that it’s affectionately known as the Mecca of Basketball.

A truly iconic New York City building for generations to come! If interested, they offer guided tours here. If you’re lucky maybe you’ll run into Spike Lee before a New York Knicks game.

Read it on the list

Where it is, and what’s near

Worth it, within a ten-minute walk
Open it on my map
Nearby, from my lists
On The Best of New York

I put Madison Square Garden on my best list.

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