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Barnum]],<ref name=ballp /> was demolished in 1890 because of a leaky roof and dangerous balconies that had collapsed, resulting in deaths. The second was designed by noted architect [[Stanford White]]. The new building was built by a syndicate that included [[J. P. Morgan]], [[Andrew Carnegie]], [[P. T. Barnum]],<ref name=fednyc>{{cite fednyc}}, pp. 330β333</ref> [[Darius Ogden Mills|Darius Mills]], [[James Stillman]] and [[William Waldorf Astor|W. W. Astor]]. White gave them a [[Beaux-Arts architecture|Beaux-Arts]] structure with a [[Moors|Moorish]] feel, including a minaret-like tower modeled after [[Giralda]], the bell tower of the [[Seville Cathedral|Cathedral of Seville]],<ref name=fednyc /> soaring 32 stories, the city's second-tallest building at the time{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}} and dominating [[Madison Square and Madison Square Park|Madison Square Park]]. It was {{convert|200|ft|m}} by {{convert|485|ft|m}}, and the main hall, which was the largest in the world, measured {{convert|200|ft|m}} by {{convert|350|ft|m}} with permanent seating for 8,000 people and floor space for thousands more. It had a 1,200-seat theater, a concert hall with a capacity of 1,500, the largest restaurant in the city, and a roof garden cabaret.<ref name=ballp>{{cite web|url=http://hockey.ballparks.com/NHL/NewYorkRangers/2ndoldindex.htm|title=Madison Square Garden/The Paramount}}</ref> The building cost $3 million.<ref name=ballp /> Madison Square Garden II was unsuccessful like the first Garden,<ref>Burrows, Edwin G. and Wallace, Mike, ''Gotham: A History of New York to 1989''. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999. {{ISBN|0-19-511634-8}}</ref> and the [[New York Life Insurance Company]], which held the mortgage on it, decided to tear it down in 1925 to make way for a new headquarters building, which would become the landmark [[Cass Gilbert]]-designed [[New York Life Building]]. A [[Madison Square Garden (1925)|third Madison Square Garden]] opened in a new location, on [[Eighth Avenue (Manhattan)|8th Avenue]] between [[List of numbered streets in Manhattan|49th]] and [[50th Street (Manhattan)|50th Streets]], from 1925 to 1968. Groundbreaking on the third Madison Square Garden took place on January 9, 1925.<ref name=ballp2>[http://hockey.ballparks.com/NHL/NewYorkRangers/3rdoldindex.htm "Madison Square Garden III"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170719002323/http://hockey.ballparks.com/NHL/NewYorkRangers/3rdoldindex.htm |date=July 19, 2017 }} on Ballparks.com</ref> Designed by the noted theater architect [[Thomas W. Lamb]], it was built at the cost of $4.75 million in 249 days by boxing promoter [[Tex Rickard]];<ref name=ballp /> the arena was dubbed "The House That Tex Built."<ref>Schumach, Murray (February 14, 1948).[https://www.nytimes.com/1968/02/14/archives/next-and-last-attraction-at-old-madison-square-garden-to-be.html Next and Last Attraction at Old Madison Square Garden to Be Wreckers' Ball] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220511001312/https://www.nytimes.com/1968/02/14/archives/next-and-last-attraction-at-old-madison-square-garden-to-be.html |date=May 11, 2022 }}, ''The New York Times''</ref> The arena was {{convert|200|ft|m}} by {{convert|375|ft|m}}, with seating on three levels, and a maximum capacity of 18,496 spectators for boxing.<ref name=ballp /> Demolition commenced in 1968 after the opening of the current Garden,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Eisenband |first1=Jeffrey |title=Remembering The 1948 Madison Square Garden All-Star Game With Marv Albert |url=http://www.thepostgame.com/blog/throwback/201502/1968-nba-all-star-game-marv-albert-madison-square-garden-new-york-hal-greer |publisher=ThePostGame |access-date=July 5, 2015}}</ref> and was completed in early 1969. The site is now the location of [[One Worldwide Plaza]]. ===Current Garden=== In February 1959, former automobile manufacturer [[Graham-Paige]] purchased a 40% interest in the Madison Square Garden for $4 million<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Investors Get Madison Sq. Garden|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=February 4, 1959|page=20|url=http://www.archive.org/stream/variety213-1959-02#page/n19/mode/1up|access-date=July 5, 2019|via=[[Archive.org]]}}</ref> and later gained control.<ref name=NYTObit>[https://www.nytimes.com/1994/09/24/obituaries/irving-m-felt-84-sports-impresario-is-dead.html New York Times: "Irving M. Felt, 84, Sports Impresario, Is Dead" By AGIS SALPUKAS] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004185651/https://www.nytimes.com/1994/09/24/obituaries/irving-m-felt-84-sports-impresario-is-dead.html |date=October 4, 2018 }} September 24, 1994</ref> In November 1960, Graham-Paige president [[Irving Mitchell Felt]] purchased from the [[Pennsylvania Railroad]] the rights to build at [[Pennsylvania Station (New York City)|Penn Station]].<ref name=MITPlosky>[http://www.subjectverb.com/www/writing/thesis.pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology: "The Fall and Rise of Pennsylvania Station -Changing Attitudes Toward Historic Preservation in New York City" by Eric J. Plosky] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150106032110/http://www.subjectverb.com/www/writing/thesis.pdf |date=January 6, 2015 }} 1999</ref> To build the new facility, the above-ground portions of [[Pennsylvania Station (1910β1963)|the original Pennsylvania Station]] were torn down.<ref>{{cite web |issn=0362-4331 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1963/10/29/archives/demolition-starts-at-penn-station-architects-picket-penn-station.html |title=Demolition Starts At Penn Station; Architects Picket; Penn Station Demolition Begun; 6 Architects Call Act a 'Shame' |last=Tolchin |first=Martin |date=October 29, 1963 |website=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=May 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180523100724/https://www.nytimes.com/1963/10/29/archives/demolition-starts-at-penn-station-architects-picket-penn-station.html|archive-date=May 23, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> [[File:Madison Square Garden 1968.jpeg|thumb|A 1968 [[New York Knicks]] [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] game at Madison Square Garden]] The new structure was one of the first of its kind to be built above the platforms of an active railroad station. It was an engineering feat constructed by [[Robert E. McKee]] of [[El Paso, Texas]]. Public outcry over the demolition of the Pennsylvania Station structureβan outstanding example of [[Beaux-Arts architecture]]βled to the creation of the [[New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission]]. The venue opened on February 11, 1968. Comparing the new and the old Penn Station, Yale architectural historian [[Vincent Scully]] wrote, "One entered the city like a god; one scuttles in now like a rat."<ref name="Muschamp 1993">{{cite web |last=Muschamp |first=Herbert |title=Architecture View; In This Dream Station Future and Past Collide |website=[[The New York Times]] |date=June 20, 1993 |issn=0362-4331 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/06/20/arts/architecture-view-in-this-dream-station-future-and-past-collide.html | access-date=September 6, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180906195706/https://www.nytimes.com/1993/06/20/arts/architecture-view-in-this-dream-station-future-and-past-collide.html | archive-date=September 6, 2018 | url-status=live}}</ref> In 1972, Felt proposed moving the [[New York Knicks|Knicks]] and [[New York Rangers|Rangers]] to a then incomplete venue in the [[New Jersey Meadowlands]], the [[Meadowlands Sports Complex]]. The Garden was also the home arena for the [[New York Golden Blades|NY Raiders/NY Golden Blades]] of the [[World Hockey Association]]. The Meadowlands would eventually host its own NBA and NHL teams, the [[Brooklyn Nets|New Jersey Nets]] and the [[New Jersey Devils]], respectively. The [[New York Giants]] and [[New York Jets|Jets]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL) also relocated there. In 1977, the arena was sold to [[Gulf and Western Industries]]. Felt's efforts fueled controversy between the Garden and New York City over real estate taxes. The disagreement again flared in 1980 when the Garden again challenged its tax bill. The arena, since the 1980s, has since enjoyed tax-free status, under the condition that all Knicks and Rangers home games must be hosted at MSG, lest it lose this exemption. As such, when the Rangers have played neutral-site gamesβeven those in New York City, such as the [[2018 NHL Winter Classic]], they have always been designated as the visiting team.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/25/sports/hockey/rangers-on-road-in-the-bronx-money-may-be-why.html |title=Rangers on Road in the Bronx? Money May Be Why |newspaper=New York Times |date=January 25, 2014 |access-date=January 3, 2017}}</ref> The tax agreement includes an [[act of God]] clause, which allowed Knicks and Rangers home games to be played elsewhere during the [[2020 NBA Bubble]] and [[2020 Stanley Cup playoffs]], respectively, because of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Brooks |first=Larry |date=July 15, 2020 |title=Igor Shesterkin 'outstanding' in first bid to keep Rangers' starting job |url=https://nypost.com/2020/07/15/shesterkin-outstanding-in-bid-for-rangers-starting-job/ |access-date=December 31, 2023 |work=[[The New York Post]]}}</ref> In 1984, the four streets immediately surrounding the Garden were designated as Joe Louis Plaza, in honor of boxer [[Joe Louis]], who had made eight successful title defenses in the [[Madison Square Garden (1925)|previous Madison Square Garden]].<ref>{{cite web |author=John Eligon |date=February 22, 2008 |title=Joe Louis and Harlem, Connecting Again in a Police Athletic League Gym |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/22/nyregion/22louis.html |access-date=September 26, 2015 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Feirstein |first1=Sanna |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7ourZIpRoJEC&q=%22joe+louis+plaza%22+named&pg=PA110 |title=Naming New York: Manhattan Places & how They Got Their Names |publisher=New York University Press |year=2001 |isbn=9780814727126 |page=110 |access-date=September 26, 2015}}</ref> === 1991 renovation === In April 1986, Gulf and Western announced that they would build a new Madison Square Garden a few blocks away on the site of present-day [[Hudson Yards (development)|Hudson Yards]]. The plan would cost an estimated $150 million and included the demolition of the 1964 building to replace it with a new office tower development.<ref>Phifer, Thomas (1989) "Madison Square Garden Site Redevelopment," Oz: Vol. 11. https://doi.org/ 10.4148/2378-5853.1181</ref> After years of planning, Gulf and Western decided against building a new arena in favor of a renovation after estimated costs doubled throughout the process.<ref>{{Cite news |last=McFadden |first=Robert D. |date=January 24, 1989 |title=New Project Will Renovate The Garden |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/01/24/nyregion/new-project-will-renovate-the-garden.html |access-date=October 13, 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Gulf & Western has scrapped plans to demolish Madison... |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1989/01/23/Gulf-Western-has-scrapped-plans-to-demolish-Madison/2103601534800/ |access-date=October 13, 2022 |website=UPI |language=en}}</ref> [[File:MSG (4051531795).jpg|thumb|Madison Square Garden following its 1991 renovation]] Garden owners spent $200 million in 1991 to renovate facilities and add 89 suites in place of hundreds of upper-tier seats. The project was designed by [[Ellerbe Becket]]. The renovation was criticized for perceived corporatization. Additionally, the renovation made bathrooms larger, expanded menus, added a new ventilation system, replaced all of the seats with new cushioned teal and violet seats, and refurbished both home teams' locker rooms.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Williams |first=Lena |date=July 29, 1991 |title=Big Madison Sq. Garden Facelift: 'Tasteful' With Teal |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/07/29/nyregion/big-madison-sq-garden-facelift-tasteful-with-teal.html |access-date=October 13, 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> In 2000, current MSG owner, James Dolan was quoted as saying that a new arena was being considered as the current building was starting to show its age.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ESPN.com - GEN - New Garden in New York considered |url=https://www.espn.com/gen/news/2000/0321/438594.html |access-date=October 13, 2022 |website=www.espn.com}}</ref> In 2004β2005, [[Cablevision]] battled with the City of New York over the proposed [[West Side Stadium]], which was canceled. Cablevision then announced plans to raze the Garden, replace it with high-rise commercial buildings, and build a new Garden one block away at the site of the [[James A. Farley Building|James Farley Post Office]]. Meanwhile, a new project to renovate and modernize the Garden completed phase one in time for the [[2011β12 New York Rangers season|Rangers]] and [[2011β12 New York Knicks season|Knicks]]' 2011β12 seasons,<ref>{{cite news |title=MSG Executives Unveil Plan for Renovation |first=Arthur |last=Staple |url=http://www.newsday.com/sports/msg-executives-unveil-plan-for-renovation-1.882390 |newspaper=[[Newsday]] |date=April 3, 2008 |access-date=April 3, 2008}}</ref> though the vice president of the Garden says he remains committed to the installation of an extension of Penn Station at the Farley Post Office site. While the Knicks and Rangers were not displaced, the [[New York Liberty]] played at the [[Prudential Center]] in [[Newark, New Jersey]] during the renovation. Madison Square Garden is the last of the [[NBA]] and [[NHL]] arenas not to be named after a corporate sponsor.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.mlive.com/redwings/index.ssf/2017/04/with_two_arena_closings_in_two.html| title = With two arena closings in two days, Detroit stands unique in U.S. history| author = David Mayo| work = [[Booth Newspapers|MLive]]| date = April 9, 2017| access-date = April 21, 2017}}</ref> ===2011β2013 renovation=== Madison Square Garden's $1 billion second renovation took place mainly over three off-seasons. It was set to begin after the 2009β10 hockey/basketball seasons, but was delayed until after the 2010β11 seasons. Renovation was done in phases with the majority of the work done in the summer months to minimize disruptions to the NHL and NBA seasons. While the Rangers and Knicks were not displaced,<ref>the Rangers started the [[2011β12 NHL season]] with seven games on the road before playing their first hom game on October 27.{{cite web |title=Rangers Embrace Daunting Season-Opening Trip |first=Dan |last=Rosen |url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=589995 |website=National Hockey League |date=September 26, 2010 |access-date=October 3, 2011}}</ref><ref>The Knicks played the entire [[2012β13 NBA season|2012 NBA preseason]] on the road.{{cite news |title=Knicks preseason schedule announced |first=Jared |last=Swerling |url=http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/knicks/post/_/id/23494/knicks-preseason-schedule-announced |publisher=ESPN |date=August 2012 |access-date=October 25, 2012}}</ref> the Liberty played their home games through the 2013 season at [[Prudential Center]] in [[Newark, New Jersey]], during the renovation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.msgtransformation.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101201021217/http://www.msgtransformation.com/|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 1, 2010|title=Madison Square Garden β Official Web Site}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Madison Square Garden to Add Pedestrian Walkways in Rafters as Part of $775 Million Makeover |first1=Matthew |last1=Bultman |first2=Larry |last2=McShane |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/11/26/2010-11-26_view_from_the_top_madison_square_garden_to_add_pedestrian_walkways_in_rafters.html |newspaper=[[New York Daily News]] |date=November 26, 2010 |access-date=July 3, 2011 |archive-date=November 30, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101130043105/http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/11/26/2010-11-26_view_from_the_top_madison_square_garden_to_add_pedestrian_walkways_in_rafters.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> New features include a larger entrance with interactive kiosks, retail, climate-controlled space, and broadcast studio; larger concourses; new lighting and LED video systems with HDTV; new seating; two new pedestrian walkways suspended from the ceiling to allow fans to look directly down onto the games being played below; more dining options; and improved dressing rooms, locker rooms, green rooms, upgraded roof, and production offices. The lower bowl concourse, called the Madison Concourse, remains on the sixth floor. The upper bowl concourse was relocated to the eighth floor and it is known as the Garden Concourse. The seventh floor houses the new Madison Suites and the Madison Club. The upper bowl was built on top of these suites. The rebuilt concourses are wider than their predecessors, and include large windows that offer views of the city streets around the Garden.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704198004575310953707358836| title = Cultivating a New Garden| work = Wall Street Journal| author = Scott Cacciola| date = June 17, 2010| access-date = July 23, 2016}}</ref> [[File:MSG Henrik Lundqvist Retirement Night 003.jpg|thumb|The playing surface before a [[New York Rangers]] game and the retirement ceremony of [[Henrik Lundqvist]]]] Construction of the lower bowl (Phase 1) was completed in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 19, 2011|title=First Phase Of Madison Square Garden Renovations Complete|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/first-phase-of-madison-square-garden-renovations-complete/|access-date=January 10, 2024|website=CBS New York|language=en-US}}</ref> An extended off-season for the Garden permitted some advanced work to begin on the new upper bowl, which was completed in 2012. This advance work included the West Balcony on the tenth floor, taking the place of sky-boxes, and new end-ice 300 level seating. The construction of the upper bowl along with the Madison Suites and the Madison Club (Phase 2) were completed for the 2012β13 NHL and NBA seasons.<ref>{{Cite web|last=DeLessio|first=Joe|date=August 9, 2012|title=Hey, So, How's That Madison Square Garden Renovation Going?|url=https://nymag.com/daily/sports/2012/08/hey-so-hows-that-msg-renovation-going.html|access-date=January 10, 2024|website=New York Magazine|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=August 12, 2012|title=An Inside Look At Madison Square Garden's Latest Renovations|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/an-inside-look-at-madison-square-gardens-latest-renovations/|access-date=January 10, 2024|website=CBS New York|language=en-US}}</ref> Phase 3, which involved the construction of the new lobby known as Chase Square, the Chase Bridges on the 10th floor, and the new scoreboard, was completed for the 2013β14 NHL and NBA seasons.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Sandomir|first=Richard|date=October 25, 2013|title=Garden Renovations Come With a Tug of War|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/25/sports/garden-renovations-come-with-a-tug-of-war.html|access-date=January 10, 2024|work=The New York Times|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=October 15, 2013|title=Madison Square Garden Unveils New 'Sky Bridge' Seats|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/renovated-madison-square-garden-unveils-sky-bridge-seats/|access-date=January 10, 2024|website=CBS New York|language=en-US}}</ref> ===Penn Station renovation controversy=== Madison Square Garden is seen as an obstacle in the renovation and future expansion of [[New York Penn Station|Penn Station]],<ref name="nycurbed 20130529" /> which expanded in 2021 with the opening of [[Moynihan Train Hall]] at the [[James A. Farley Building|James Farley Post Office]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Moynihan Train Hall Finally Opens in Manhattan|url=https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/moynihan-train-hall-finally-opens-in-manhattan/2806145/|access-date=January 1, 2021|website=NBC New York|language=en-US|date=December 31, 2020}}</ref> and some have proposed moving MSG to other sites in western Manhattan. On February 15, 2013, [[Manhattan Community Board 5]] voted 36β0 against granting a renewal to MSG's operating permit in perpetuity and proposed a 10-year limit instead in order to build a new Penn Station where the arena is currently standing. Manhattan borough president [[Scott Stringer]] said, "Moving the arena is an important first step to improving Penn Station." [[Madison Square Garden Sports|The Madison Square Garden Company]] responded by saying that "[i]t is incongruous to think that M.S.G. would be considering moving."<ref>{{cite news |title=Madison Square Garden Says It Will Not Be Uprooted From Penn Station |first=David |last=Dunlap |url=http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/09/madison-square-garden-says-it-will-not-be-uprooted-from-penn-station/ |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=April 9, 2013 |access-date=April 10, 2013}}</ref> In May 2013, four architecture firms β [[SHoP Architects]], [[Skidmore, Owings & Merrill|SOM]], [[Hugh Hardy|H3 Hardy Collaboration Architecture]], and [[Diller Scofidio + Renfro]] β submitted [https://ny.curbed.com/2013/5/29/10238978/four-plans-for-a-new-penn-station-without-msg-revealed proposals] for a new Penn Station. SHoP Architects recommended moving Madison Square Garden to the Morgan Postal Facility a few blocks southwest, as well as removing [[Pennsylvania Plaza|2 Penn Plaza]] and redeveloping other towers, and an extension of the [[High Line]] to Penn Station.<ref name="nycurbed 20130529">{{cite web |url=http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2013/05/29/four_plans_for_a_new_penn_station_without_msg_revealed.php |title=Four Plans for a New Penn Station Without MSG, Revealed! |date=May 29, 2013 |author=Hana R. Alberts |work=[[Curbed]] |access-date=October 26, 2014}}</ref> Meanwhile, SOM proposed moving Madison Square Garden to the area just south of the [[James A. Farley Building|James Farley Post Office]], and redeveloping the area above Penn Station as a [[mixed-use development]] with commercial, residential, and recreational space.<ref name="nycurbed 20130529" /> H3 Hardy Collaboration Architecture wanted to move the arena to a new pier west of [[Javits Center|Jacob K. Javits Convention Center]], four blocks west of the current station and arena. Then, according to H3's plan, four [[skyscraper]]s would be built, one at each of the four corners of the new Penn Station superblock, with a [[roof garden]] on top of the station; the Farley Post Office would become an education center.<ref name="nycurbed 20130529" /> Finally, Diller Scofidio + Renfro proposed a mixed-use development on the site, with spas, theaters, a cascading park, a pool, and restaurants; Madison Square Garden would be moved two blocks west, next to the post office. DS+F also proposed high-tech features in the station, such as train arrival and departure boards on the floor, and [[Mobile app|apps]] that would inform waiting passengers of ways to occupy their time until they board their trains.<ref name="nycurbed 20130529" /> Madison Square Garden rejected the notion that it would be relocated, and called the plans "pie-in-the-sky".<ref name="nycurbed 20130529" /> [[File:MadisonSquareGarden2024.jpg|thumb|Madison Square Garden in 2024, with the [[Empire State Building]] in the background.]] In June 2013, the [[New York City Council]] Committee on Land Use voted unanimously to give the Garden a ten-year permit, at the end of which period the owners will either have to relocate or go back through the permission process.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bit by Bit, Evicting Madison Square Garden |first=Eleanor |last=Randolph |url=http://takingnote.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/27/bit-by-bit-evicting-madison-square-garden/ |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=June 27, 2013 |access-date=July 8, 2013}}</ref> On July 24, the City Council voted to give the Garden a 10-year operating permit by a vote of 47β1. "This is the first step in finding a new home for Madison Square Garden and building a new Penn Station that is as great as New York and suitable for the 21st century," said City Council speaker [[Christine Quinn]]. "This is an opportunity to reimagine and redevelop Penn Station as a world-class transportation destination."<ref>{{cite news |title=Madison Square Garden Is Told to Move |first=Charles V. |last=Bagli |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/25/nyregion/madison-square-garden-is-told-to-move.html?_r=0 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=July 24, 2013 |access-date=July 25, 2013}}</ref> In October 2014, the Morgan facility was selected as the ideal area for Madison Square Garden to be moved, following the 2014 MAS Summit in New York City. More plans for the station were discussed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2014/10/23/moving_the_garden_would_pave_the_way_for_a_new_penn_station.php |title=Moving the Garden Would Pave the Way for a New Penn Station |date=October 23, 2014 |author=Hana R. Alberts |work=Curbed |access-date=October 26, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/244108609/MSG-the-Future-of-West-Midtown|title=MSG & the Future of West Midtown|work=Scribd}}</ref> Then, in January 2016, New York Governor [[Andrew Cuomo]] announced a redevelopment plan for Penn Station that would involve the removal of [[Hulu Theater|The Theater at Madison Square Garden]], but would otherwise leave the arena intact.<ref name = cumorfp>{{cite news |last=Higgs |first=Larry |title=Gov. Cuomo unveils grand plan to rebuild N.Y. Penn Station |work=The Star-Ledger |date=January 6, 2016 |url=http://www.nj.com/traffic/index.ssf/2016/01/cuomo_kick_starts_moynihan_station_plan_to_free_sp.html |access-date=January 6, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/6th-proposal-governor-cuomos-2016-agenda-transform-penn-station-and-farley-post-office-building |title=6th Proposal of Governor Cuomo's 2016 Agenda: Transform Penn Station and Farley Post Office Building Into a World-Class Transportation Hub |work=Governor Andrew M. Cuomo |access-date=January 7, 2016 |archive-date=June 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142645/https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/6th-proposal-governor-cuomos-2016-agenda-transform-penn-station-and-farley-post-office-building |url-status=dead }}</ref> In June 2023, nearing the end of the Garden's ten-year permit granted by the city, the [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority]], along with [[Amtrak]] and [[NJ Transit]], filed a report stating that MSG is no longer compatible with Penn Station, with the report saying, "MSG's existing configuration and property boundaries impose severe constraints on the station that impede the safe and efficient movement of passengers and restrict efforts to implement improvements, particularly at the street and platform levels."<ref>{{cite news |title=MTA report says MSG and Penn Station are no longer compatible, fueling debate over the arena's future |first=TΓ©a |last=Kvetenadze |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-msg-penn-station-mta-compatibility-20230606-7iymxnmfsjcopg3wssiyounllm-story.html |newspaper=[[New York Daily News]] |date=June 6, 2023 |access-date=June 10, 2023}}</ref> On September 14, 2023, the New York City Council voted 48β0 to renew the operating permit for Madison Square Garden for five years, the shortest-ever granted by the city to the Garden.<ref>{{cite news |title= NYC officials set to give James Dolan five-year permit for Madison Square Garden β but battle over site is brewing |url=https://nypost.com/2023/09/14/nyc-officials-set-to-give-james-dolan-five-year-permit-for-msg-but-battle-over-site-is-brewing/ |work=[[New York Post]] |date=September 14, 2023 |access-date= September 14, 2023}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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