Madison Square Garden is the fourth venue to bear the name, the first two (1879 and 1890) were located on Madison Square, on East 26th Street and Madison Avenue, with the third Madison Square Garden (1925) farther uptown at Eighth Avenue and 50th Street.

The arena is used for professional ice hockey and basketball, as well as boxing, mixed martial arts, concerts, ice shows, circuses, professional wrestling and other forms of sports and entertainment. The capacity varies depending on the event. For basketball games, the capacity is 19,812. For ice hockey games, the capacity is 18,006. For concerts, the capacity can be up to 20,000.

Self-named The Worlds Most Famous Arena, they do have a very informative venue website. They also have a Venue Specific App.

MSG does have a deal with Chase Bank, and if you own a Chase Bank Card, there are some benefits you can take advantage of, which can be accessed via the MSG website or app. They include free access to the Chase Lounge, which must be pre-booked. They have preferred seating, food and drink offers, and Team store Merchandise offers.

While Chase Bank is American, they have an online-only product in the UK, which I use in the US as it’s ideal for international transactions.

Click here for more information.

New York is one of the most accessible US cities to fly directly to from the UK. It is served by two airports, New York JFK (JFK) and Newark (EWR) airports, and you can fly from London Heathrow (LHR), London Gatwick (LGW), London City (LCY) and Manchester (MAN). You can fly with British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, United Airways, Delta, American Airlines, and many others.

If you are already in the US and looking to travel to/from New York, then you have the choice of most US domestic airlines, including Air Canada, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, American Eagle, Frontier Airlines, Jet Blue, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines, United Airways and WestJet.

If flying into JFK, AirTrain JFK is the fastest and easiest way to move around JFK Airport. The system connects all passenger terminals to airport parking lots, the hotel shuttle pick-up area, the rental car centre, and NYC’s public transportation network at Jamaica and Howard Beach Stations, where you can find the subway, the Long Island Rail Road, and public buses.

If flying into Newark, getting to and from Newark on AirTrain is fast and easy. AirTrain Newark provides easy connections to and from NJ TRANSIT, PATH and Amtrak through one gateway: Newark Liberty International Airport Station. Customers may purchase a ticket to ride on AirTrain from NJ Transit or Amtrak at their train stations, ticket offices or ticketing machines, and the AirTrain Newark fee will be included.

Madison Square Garden is accessible via subway, Long Island Railroad, and buses.

Madison Square Garden is located directly above Penn Station and is easily accessible by taking the 1 train 2 train 3 train A train C train and E train to 34th Street/Penn Station.

You may also take the B train D train F train M train N train Q train and R train to the 34th Street/Herald Square stop and walk one block west to The Garden.

PATH trains from New Jersey also stop at 33rd Street/Avenue of the Americas. If you’re arriving via Metro-North, you may take the Shuttle or the 7 train from Grand Central to Times Square and transfer to the downtown 1 train 2 train 3 train to 34th Street/Penn Station.

Take MTA Buses M4, M10, M16, M34 and Q32 to 7th Avenue/Penn Station.

The easiest way to pay your fare is to use your contactless card or phone; you will see signs for OMNY where you can use contactless. you can also buy an OMNY card at some retailers in NY, which you pre-load.  OMNY are due to release a mobile app in 2024. More information can be found on their website.

If you are in New York for a while,  and you use the same device or card, pay for 12 rides in a 7-day period and any additional rides are free in those 7 days.

The pre-paid Metro card is still available to use on the Metro.

Rideshare services are also available in the vicinity with a designated drop off/pick up zone at the arena.

Madison Square Garden is in the Midtown Manhattan neighbourhood of New York City. The area has a lot to offer tourists, popular attractions beyond Madison Square Garden include The National 9/11 Memorial & Museum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Central Park, Empire State Building, Statue of Liberty, Brooklyn Bridge, Manhattan Skyline, and One World Observatory.

Beyond the Airbnb and Sonder options there are many hotels nearby to suit all budgets, which can be booked directly or via one of the hotel reservation booking sites. Some options close to Madison Square Garden include Kimpton Hotel Eventi (0.26 mi), Arlo Nomad (0.50 mi) and Millennium Times Square New York (0.62 mi).

The New York Rangers sell their tickets via Ticketmaster.

The official ticket partner for the NHL is Ticketmaster.

Here are links to the main ticket resale sites. Click on the link, which will open up a new window, and you can compare the prices on the different ticket resell sites, bearing in mind that the prices shown are before the selling platform fees are added, so take time to have a read of my tips to Buying Tickets in North America.

• SeatGeek
• SportsEvents365 (Click on the Search Button)
• StubHub International
• StubHub US
• Ticketmaster US
• TicketNetwork
• Viagogo
• Vivid Seats

I recommend downloading the team’s Mobile App to your phone as it contains much Gameday information for the stadium.