Governor Kathy Hochul wants to move the location of the World's Most Famous Arena, Madison Square Garden, located at 4 Pennsylvania Plaza, New York, NY, 10001. As a lifelong New York Rangers and New York Knicks fan, I can't imagine MSG being in another location that isn't on Pennsylvania Plaza. With the original location of MSG being in Madison Square Park, Pennsylvania Plaza has been home to MSG since 1968.

The move to Dewitt Clinton Park would cost New York taxpayers $800 million USD. When MSG is already in perfect condition, and easily accessible from Penn Station, Grand Central, and the subway system. MSG was also recently renovated, during 2011-2013. MSG was granted a 10 year operating permit in 2013. If MSG wanted to continue operating when the permit is up, in 2023, they would have to reapply, or move arenas. I think moving arenas, and using taxpayer dollars on something that could be avoided by a permit when those taxpayer dollars could be going towards paving the major highways and major bridges in and out of NYC and everywhere else in the state, is an honestly dumb move. 

If MSG moves to Dewitt Clinton Park, this will affect all the Long Island Rangers and Knicks fans. They take the Long Island Railroad, also known as LIRR, into Penn Station, which is saving them money. If this move is approved, less fans from Long Island will want to come to games, which will lose money for the arena, and the team they want to come watch. 

With all of this being said, if you agree that there should be no move to Dewitt Clinton Park, please sign this so we can prove to Governor Hochul and James Dolan that we want MSG to stay.