When the Garden Played Second Fiddle: The Knicks’ Twenty-Year Romance with the 69th Regiment Armory

My piece in The Indypendent showcasing a few early chapters in Knick history on the heels of the team's first title in 53 years. Although Madison Square Garden is entrenched in the public mind as the one and only home of the New York Knickerbockers, a closer look at the franchise’s genesis may well surprise a few readers. On November 11, 1946, the team indeed played its very first home contest at “the world’s most famous arena” (the third, Madison-and-50th iteration). However, the vast majority of Knick games in Gotham during that inaugural season were held at a leased venue around 1.4 miles to the south. FULL ARTICLE