Madison Square Garden is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in the center of New York City, New York in midtown Manhattan. Known colloquially as “the Garden” it is the home of world-famous sports teams such as the New York Knicks of the NBA and New York Rangers of the NHL. Every year it hosts hundreds of popular concerts and other special events. It opened at its current location in 1968 and remains one of the world’s premiere event facilities.