Tommy Rothman

In a 47 to 1 vote, the New York City Council gave Madison Square Garden 10 years to vacate and find a new home. The owners of the garden (led by James Dolan) had sought an eternal extension of the lease, while the Bloomberg Administration had sought to give MSG 15 more years in its current location. Dolan recently spent over a billion dollars on a massive renovation of the Garden, and will likely try to do whatever it takes to keep that money from going down the drain. I imagine we have not heard the last of this story. Keep Reading –>