Madison
Square Garden
Madison Square
Garden Tickets is
known for mainly 2 things- sports and entertainment. The main
building, situated on 7th avenue between 31st and 33rd street,
has been recreated four times. The first MSG was built in 1879.
The current MSG (the fourth building) was opened on February 11,
1968. The Garden has been known for the concerts that famous personalities
hold there. Also it is known to be the NYC home of the Ringling
Bros and Barnum and Bailey Circus. The Garden currently is home
to the New York Knicks, Liberty, Rangers, and various boxing events
and college basketball teams. The following is a listing of basic
information about each of the teams that you can see when you
visit the Garden.
New York Rangers (Hockey): Tickets.
The season usually runs between October and April. Tickets will
run between $27 and $139.50.
New York
Knicks (Men's Basketball): Tickets
The season usually runs between November and April. Tickets will
run between $10 and $285.
Boxing:
Tickets The date
and ticket prices vary according to who's fighting. Tickets can
go as high as $1000 for ringside seating.
College
Basketball: Tickets
varies according to the school's season.
Madison Square Garden Area Hotels:
If you are planning to go to many things in the vicinity of Madison
Square Garden, there are several hotels that you can stay that
are close-by.
Hotel and Location
Southgate Hotel 371 Seventh Avenue
Howard Johnson @ Penn Station 215 W 34th Street
Ramada New Yorker 481 8th Avenue
Holiday Inn Martinique 49 W 32nd Street
Hotel Metro 45 W 35th Street
Comfort Inn Manhattan 42 W 35th Street
Madison
Square Garden Area Restaurants:
Madison Square Garden, luckily, is almost in the center of most
of the best restaurants in Manhattan. There are even several that
you won't find anywhere else- only in New York City. If you want
to stick to something that you already know, you might want to
go to TGIFridays (162 W 34th Street), Applebee's (234 W 42nd Street),
Sbarro (159 W 33rd Street), Olive Garden (2 Times Square Plaza),
or Outback Steakhouse (60 W 23rd Street). If you're interested
in a steak dinner or a grilled meal, you might want to try Frankie
and Johnnie's Steakhouse at 32 W 37th Street or Kabooz's Bar and
Grill at 2 Penn Plaza. If you want a little tex-mex food, try
Chevy's at 259 W 42nd Street.
Now for those
of you that want an experience that you can basically only get
in NYC, you might want to go to 2 places. The first place is the
Jekyll and Hyde Pub at one of two locations: 91 7th Avenue or
1409 6th Avenue. While at the pub, you can experience animated
statues that actually talk to you (like Dreadmina the Vampire),
stage shows that demonstrate all things associated with the Jekyll
and Hyde tale (with Professor Shroud or Dreadworthy the Butler),
and classic horror movies (like Young Frankentstein) being played
on tv's throughout the pub. The second place to go is Mars 2112
at 1633 Broadway. If you are into space and what could possibly
be beyond, this is the place for you. When you enter the building,
you board a simulated flight to Mars and experience the Mars terrain
and meet its residents. Even the food has a spacey name.