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One of the world's most famous and busiest arenas, Madison Square Garden is home to the New York Rangers NHL team, the New York Knicks NBA team, and the St. John's Red Storm college men's basketball team, as well as numerous concerts and entertainment events. In addition to most St. John's home games, the Garden also hosts three major college men's basketball events each year. At the start of the season, the Garden hosts the semifinals and finals of the NIT Season Tip-Off, a prestigious early-season event operated by the country's main college sports body, the NCAA. After the regular season, the Garden then hosts the Big East Conference Men's Basketball Tournament in early March, which determines the conference's automatic representative in the wildly popular NCAA tournament. Finally, in late March, the Garden hosts the semifinals and finals of the National Invitation Tournament (NIT), a tournament that the NCAA operates as something of a consolation prize for teams that do not make the NCAA tournament.
Box office: Mon-Fri 9AM-6PM, Sat 10AM-6PM; if event takes place outside regular hours, box office opens at least 1 hour before event start until 1 hour after event start
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Magnet Theater is a performance and training space established in 2005. It is one of the most well-known improv schools and theaters in the city, offering classes and shows in various styles of comedy such as improv, musical improv, sketch, and storytelling. The theater was founded by Armando Diaz and Sean Taylor, both veteran improvisers from the Chicago comedy community. The Magnet Theater also has a touring company that performs and teaches workshops at improv festivals around the world, as well as a corporate workshops' division, the Magnet Genius Machine. Many notable performers and faculty from the theater have gone on to work on shows such as Broad City, 30 Rock, and The Colbert Report.
Re-opened in October 2024 with steel-mesh safety nets and an unusual rule: No solo visitors. Plan to bring a friend when you visit this 16-story honeycomb-like structure at the core of the new Hudson Yards development project on Manhattan's West Side. Its 154 flights of stairs and 80 landings offer great views of the surrounding area, the Hudson River, and the structure's intricate framework. Buy admission tickets online in advance. Elevator service is available to three floors, usually with a long wait. No baby strollers, bicycles, skateboards, food, pets, or emotional support animals.
10AM–9PM, daily·$10–15
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Hudson Yards Staircase
This photogenic 16-story vase-shaped structure on Manhattan's West Side allows intrepid visitors to climb 154 flights of stairs. In return, you get great views of the surrounding area, the Hudson River, and the structure itself. It re-opened in October 2024 with steel-mesh safety nets and the unusual rule that solo visitors are not allowed. There is one elevator, stopping at only three floors, usually with a long wait. Wheelchair users are given priority for the elevator. Baby strollers, bicycles, skateboards, food, pets, and emotional support animals are prohibited. Most admission tickets are for a specific date and time; same-day and walk-up tickets are not always available.
10AM–9PM·$10–15