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HARRY GALLATIN o residents and visitors alike New York City is known for its shows The Theater District which includes the famed Broadway has more than 40 theaters that entertain millions of people each year with plays musicals operas concerts and ballets Not far from the Theater District is another big stage Madison Square Garden is home to some of the best sporting shows in the city New York Knicks basketball games which have been running for nearly 70 years In 1946 a professional league called the Basketball Association of America BAA was founded and the New York Knickerbockers were one of its first franchises I The team's name was quickly shortened to Knicks by sportswriters to save space in sports page headlines NINNNININIA The Knicks established a reputation as being one of the classiest teams in the BAA and later in the National
