The Battle Of Madison Square Garden

This week, Madison Square Garden's permit to operate an arena came up for renewal. Community Board 5 which has tired of efforts by MSG to remain at their critical site directly above the woeful 1967 Pennsylvania Station replacement, is signalling their disdain for the arena and want the property back so Penn Station can grow. The war is heating up on all sides:




Madison Square Garden by Rheingold_Room, on Flickr

Fresh off $800+ million in redevelopment, MSG has little appetite for a move. Trouble is, they overlooked that little thing called a Temporary Operating Permit!