host for Trump and other political events

• The first MSG (1879-1890) was an outdoor arena built on the corner of East 26th Street and Madison Avenue in Manhattan and could seat 10,000 spectators.
• The second MSG, which was in the same location but in an enclosed space, cost over half a million dollars to build and opened on June 6, 1890.
• The third version, built in 1925, was located on Eighth Avenue between 49th and 50th Streets in Manhattan, on the site of the city’s trolley car stables, and remained in use until 1968.
• The fourth and current MSG was built in 1968 on top of the original New York Penn Station in downtown Manhattan, between Seventh and Eighth Avenues and 31st and 33rd Streets Station.

Large political meetings in the Garden

Controversy

New York Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal, D-Manhattan, denounced the former president’s planned meeting on social media on Wednesday: “Let’s be clear. Allowing Trump to host an event at MSG is tantamount to the infamous Nazi rally at Madison Square Garden on February 20, 1939.” He encouraged MSG to cancel the event.