Basketball
The New York Knicks arouse intense hometown passions, which means tickets for home games at Madison Square Garden are hard to come by. Try StubHub to score tickets. The Brooklyn Nets are across the river, in the swanky Barclays Center. The stadium is easily reachable by nine different subway lines. The men's basketball season runs from late October through April. The New York Liberty, a member of the Women's NBA, had its first season in 1997. The season runs from mid-May through August, with home games played at Madison Square Garden.
Brooklyn Nets. The Brooklyn Nets are across the East River, in the swanky Barclays Center. The stadium is easily reachable by 11 different subway lines (nine at the center, but two more are nearby) and the LIRR. Barclays Center, 620 Atlantic Ave., at Flatbush Ave., Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, New York, 11217. 917/618–6700; www.nba.com/nets.
New York Knicks. The New York Knicks arouse intense hometown passions, which means tickets for home games at Madison Square Garden are hard to come by even when the team is not playing as well as it should. Try StubHub to score tickets. Madison Square Garden, 4 Pennsylvania Plaza, between 31st and 33rd Sts. and between 7th and 8th Aves., Midtown West, New York, New York, 10001. 212/465–5867; www.nba.com/knicks.
New York Liberty. The New York Liberty, a member of the WNBA (Women's National Basketball Association), had its first season in 1997. The season runs from May through September, with home games played a short Metro-North Railroad ride away at the Westchester County Center in White Plains, New York. New York, New York. 212/465–6073; liberty.wnba.com.
