Madison Square Garden is located right above Penn Station, steps from the Long Island Rail Road entrance between 31st and 33rd Streets on 7th Avenue.
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The station is located beneath Madison Square Garden in the block bounded by Seventh and Eighth Avenues and 31st and 33rd Streets and in the James A. Farley Building, with additional exits to nearby streets, in Midtown Manhattan.
The current Madison Square Garden Complex, located between 31st and 33rd Streets and 7th and 8th Avenues on Manhattan's West Side, opened on February 11, 1968 with a salute to the U.S.O. hosted by Bob Hope and Bing Crosby.
It turned out to be in Midtown South, a neighborhood that, besides encompassing bustling Penn Station and the attached Madison Square Garden, also envelops Herald Square, Greeley Square Park, Bryant Park, the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building of the New York Public Library and the Empire State Building.
Gates. Doors for Madison Square Garden Arena and Theater events open one hour prior to event start time. If you are attending a Knicks, Rangers, or Liberty game and are in possession of Club tickets, you may enter the Play by Play, The Club Bar and Grill, and The Garden Terrace two hours prior to game time.
A good New Yorker can do this is about 15 minutes and be outside only for about 60% of the walk. Grand Central and Penn Station on which Madison Square Garden is built have labyriths of subway tunnels and exits. The exits will go for several avenues and streets. Also stores like Macy's go the entire block.
Because Penn Station and Grand Central are two separate facilities and are not linked, the only other option for increased service to Penn is for the LIRR to purchase more trains and double the number of train crews, both of which would be too costly to operate.
The Penn Station name extends from the fact that the old Pennsylvania Railroad built many of these stations back in the early 20th century. At that time, different railroad companies typically used different stations, especially in major cities or towns, so the station usually took the name of the company.
The original Madison Square Garden was built in 1832 at 26th Street and Madison Avenue, although it didn't take that name until 1879. These days, you'll find the fourth incarnation of Madison Square GARDEN northwest of here, but Madison Square PARK is where you'll find delightful greenery.
Billy Joel is the first artist ever to simultaneously hold both of Madison Square Garden's concert-related performance records. Having sold 150 million records over the past quarter century, Billy Joel ranks as one of most popular recording artists and respected entertainers in history.
Previous GardensIt was named after James Madison, fourth President of the United States. Two venues called Madison Square Garden were located just northeast of the square, the original Garden from 1879 to 1890, and the second Garden from 1890 to 1925.
Yes - That is a very safe area as is nearly all of Manhattan. Travel convenience depends on where you're staying, but MSG has easy access to about 10 subway lines within a few blocks, and tho I never attended an event at that arena, I'd expect all the subway stations will be well populated as a concert is letting out.