Events /City/Game: Basketball in New York

"Corner of 11th Street and Avenue A" (1977). Photo: Geoffrey Biddle. Courtesy, Museum of the City of New York

"Definition Jay from Above" (2010). Photo: Bobbito Garcia. Courtesy, Museum of the City of New York

"New York Knicks in a game against the Fort Wayne Pistons" (1953). Photo: Arthur Rothstein & Frank Bauman. Courtesy, Museum of the City of New York

"Corner of 11th Street and Avenue A" (1977). Photo: Geoffrey Biddle. Courtesy, Museum of the City of New York

Museums & GalleriesUpper East Side

City/Game: Basketball in New York

Name: City/Game: Basketball in New York
Start: 2020-02-14T05:00:00.000Z
End: 2021-06-20T04:00:00.000Z

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place1220 Fifth Ave., Manhattan, NY, 10029

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Though the sport was born in Massachusetts in 1891, basketball has some important roots on the streets of New York City. Its prominence in schoolyards and on street corners all the way up to professional courts reflects a significant part of our City’s history. This exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York traces basketball’s influence on NYC, and vice versa, through objects, memorabilia, photography, audio and video, emphasizing the long history of the sport as well as how much the game and the City have impacted one another.

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