New York Knicks
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
- Capacity
- 19,812
- Roof
- Indoor
- Surface
- Hardwood (Maple)
- Opened
- 1968
- Tickets
- $100+
- Parking
- $35+
- Beer
- $13+
- Food
- $8+
- Est. total
- $156+
Against the other 29 NBA arenas, Madison Square Garden is the 30th cheapest game day: 30th for tickets, joint 25th for parking and 30th for food and drink, compared on market ticket medians and published lot and menu prices in US dollars. See the full ranking.
Prices are estimates. See our methodology.
What to Expect
Madison Square Garden, the World's Most Famous Arena, sits atop Penn Station in the heart of Midtown Manhattan. Knicks games are one of New York's premier cultural experiences: the crowd includes celebrities, the atmosphere is electric, and the building itself is a legendary venue. The pregame scene is all of Midtown, restaurants, bars, and the energy of 8th Avenue. Plan to arrive 60-90 minutes early. The arena is compact and vertical, with a steep bowl that keeps every seat close to the action.
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Even if the Knicks are bad the Garden is always a cool place to go. Pregame a little bit since drinks inside are insane but the atmosphere makes up for it. Take the subway - do not drive to MSG.
Not every food booth at MSG has the same stuff. Check the full food and drink list on the MSG website before you go so you can plan what you want and not waste time wandering around. There is nothing like a Knicks game at the Garden.
If you have the cash look for 100 section on the corners of the court. It is sloped so even if people stand you can still get great views. SeatGeek usually has the best prices for MSG.
Buses M4, M10, M16, M34 and Q32 all stop at 7th Avenue and Penn Station.
Bridge seating is suspended over the bowl rather than built into it — a straight-down view, and no other NBA arena has anything like it.
PATH from New Jersey stops at 33rd Street and Avenue of the Americas.
MSG's own chart lists Floor, 100s, 200s, Suites, 300s, 400s, the Hyundai Bridge and the Lounges — a listing naming anything else is a resale category, not a Garden level.
Allow two hours before tip-off: screening here is TSA-style and the queues reflect it.
The A, C and E put you underneath the building, so driving into Midtown on a game night is the harder option.
You do not leave the building: Penn Station is directly beneath the Garden, and LIRR and NJ Transit both terminate there.
Know Before You Go
Essential details checked against official venue information.
- Bag policy
Bags do not need to be clear but must fit under the seat; bags larger than 22 x 14 x 9 inches are prohibited.
Applies to: New York Knicks games
- All bags are screened with X-ray technology.
- Venue payments
Madison Square Garden accepts credit and debit cards plus mobile payments such as Apple Pay and Google Pay.
Applies to: New York Knicks games
- Guests paying with cash can use reverse ATMs throughout the venue to obtain a debit card.
- Re-entry
All exits are final; guests cannot leave Madison Square Garden and then re-enter.
Applies to: New York Knicks games
Guides for Madison Square Garden
- Game Day Guide
7 steps from arrival to tip-off, and 19 venue rules checked against official sources.
- Parking Guide
2 lots and garages with distances and entry routes, from $35.
- Pregame Guide
3 bars, patios and plazas near Madison Square Garden to fill the hours before doors.
- Food & Drinks
30 concession stands and 30 items researched from the venue's own menus, cheapest food $8 and drink $7.
- Seating Guide
7 seating areas at Madison Square Garden, with the level names printed on the ticket.
- Getting There
Driving routes plus every car-free way in — the cheapest is MTA Subway to 34th St-Penn Station, $3.
- Cost Calculator
Build a total for your own party using Madison Square Garden's stored figures.
How We Checked This Page
Every section below names the source it was read from and the day it was read. Where we could not reach a published figure, the page says so rather than presenting an estimate as a checked fact.
- Venue facts
Wikipedia / Official Venue Page
- Drink prices
Madison Square Garden 2026: standard domestic beers from a $10 minimum, branded imports $13 and up
- Venue policies
Current Madison Square Garden FAQ, accessibility-services, and venue-guide pages reviewed for New York Knicks game-day policies.
Not yet checked against a published source
These figures are estimates. Most venues no longer publish the numbers behind them — concession and ticket pricing moved to dynamic marketplaces — so we hold them as estimates rather than dating them as verified.
- Ticket prices — Secondary market averages (SeatGeek/StubHub)
- Parking prices — Never checked against a published rate: the venue's parking page, read 2026-09-05, publishes none — the Garden's parking page names SpotHero as the official parking app and prices nothing. The 2026-07-27 figures were compiled from third-party listings (was: "Madison Square Garden 2026: $20-$66 across official and surrounding garages; nearby Icon and Gotham West garages from $22-$30").
- Food prices — Team Marketing Report Fan Cost Index + venue research
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