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

Thrilled to announce the publication of my article by The Indypendent showcasing a few early chapters in Knicks history on the heels of the club'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 thereof). 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