Madison Square Garden — travel guide, hotels & getting there

Capacity~20,000

Opened1968

Home ofKnicks (NBA), Rangers (NHL)

DistrictMidtown Manhattan, 7th Ave & 32nd St

Getting inSits directly above Penn Station

Events here

Ticket advice and buying windows are event-specific — pick the one you are going to.

82 nights a year at the world's most famous arena, stacked on top of Penn Station.

It's above Penn Station: LIRR, NJ Transit, Amtrak and the A/C/E and 1/2/3 subway lines deliver you literally underneath your seat.
From UK flights: JFK → LIRR from Jamaica to Penn (35 min) or Newark → NJ Transit straight to Penn (30 min). No taxi needed, ever.
Walkable from most of Midtown — if your hotel is south of Central Park you likely don't need transit at all.

Closest

5 minutes' walk, fair Midtown rates, easy late exits after fights.

Mid

One block east: late-night food that beats anything by the arena, and you hear the crowd from your window.

Do NYC properly

10–15 min walk, nicer neighbourhood, weekend rates often beat the Penn District.

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The MSG All Access tour kills a pre-event afternoon well. Koreatown BBQ post-fight is the correct decision.