NYS Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal at a press conference in January denouncing Jim Dolan’s use of facial recognition technology to bar attorneys he is suing from attending events at Madison Square Garden, has now spearheaded a bill in the NYS Senate to force MSG to start paying $43 million a year in property taxes. It had been granted a special exemption years earlier as an incentive to keep the Knicks and Rangers at the MSG. Photo: Keith J. Kelly NY Senate Dems Take Ax to Tax Break for MSG worth $43 Mil Madison Square Garden collided head on with the Democrats who control the State Senate over whether to continue the property... News 15 Mar 2023 | 10:39
State Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal (at mic) and Assemblyman Tony Simone (pictured to his left) speak at a press conference March 3 about moving Madison Square Garden and ending the tax abatement which allows the Garden to avoid paying $41 million a year in property taxes. Photo: Kay Bontempo. Pressure Mounting on Hochul to Dump Penn Station Tower Plan Governor Hochul’s plan to help pay for a renovation of Penn Station by building ten supertall towers around it is “dead on... News 06 Mar 2023 | 12:06
A top official at Madison Square Garden dropped a surprise announcement at the end of a CB5 Land Use Committee hearing on Feb. 20 when he said the Garden would consider a move one block east to Seventh Ave but only if it was presented with a “viable” plan. Still it was the first break and came as MSG was insisting it still needed a permit to stay put atop Penn Station “in perpetuity.” Photo: Wikimedia Commons MSG Still Wants to Stay Put, but Cracks Open Door To Move East Across Seventh Ave. Madison Square Garden is seeking permission to stay right where it is, forever, yet at the same time says it would be happy... News 26 Feb 2023 | 07:10
Madison Square Garden Entertaintment, the company that owns the Knicks and Rangers wants to stay in the “world’s most famous arena” forever. Politicos and activists want the company gone to make way for a new Penn Stastions. Photo: ajay_suresh Flickr Commons Jim Dolan Wants Madison Square Garden to Get a Lifetime Deal to Stay Put Madison Square Garden dug in against demands that the company move the arena to make way for a better Penn Station, saying... Home 10 Feb 2023 | 11:42
Attorney Larry Hutcher, a Knicks season ticket holder since 1975, told ABC’s Nightline why he filed a lawsuit against MSG Entertainment for barring him from Knicks games. MSG blocked him after his firm became involved in representing ticket scalpers who are suing MSG Entertainment. Photo: ABC News/NIghtline. ABC Nightline on Case as Hoylman, Simone Intro Bills to Stop MSG from Banning Attorneys An attorney who blocked from entering Madison Square Garden Entertainment-owned venues is applauding new bills being introduced... News 26 Jan 2023 | 12:49
Assemblyman Tony Simone (back row between State Senators Liz Krueger, City Councilman Erik Bottcher, and NYS Senator Brad Hoylman (with mic) had gathered to blast MSG boss Jim Dolan’s use of facial recognition technology to bar attorneys whose firms are in litigation with MSG. To right of Simone in photo is Assemblyman Alex Bores and City Councilwoman Kristen Gonzalez. Photo: Keith J. Kelly Simone: I was disinvited from NHL Event with Rangers after blasting MSG’s Dolan A New York State Assemblyman, whose district includes Madison Square Garden and Chelsea, says he was disinvited from an NHL... News 19 Jan 2023 | 01:15
Madison Square Garden. Photo: Eden, Janine and Jim, via Flickr Relocating Madison Square Garden? The Manhattan Borough President and key Manhattan legislators have coalesced around a call to relocate Madison Square Garden... News 17 Jul 2022 | 01:59
