The New York Liberty are a professional basketball team based in the New York metropolitan area, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team was founded in 1997 and is one of the eight original franchises of the league. The team is owned by The Madison Square Garden Company, who also own the Liberty’s NBA G League counterpart, the Westchester Knicks, and played several seasons at Madison Square Garden.

Established
1997

City
New York

League History
1997 – Present / Women’s National Basketball Association

Team History
1997 – Present / New York Liberty

Nickname
Liberty – With the famous Statue of Liberty located in New York, the name Liberty is a natural.

Championship
WNBA Championships  0

Arena
2018 – Present / Westchester County Center
2011 – 2013 / Prudential Center
1997–2010, 2014–2017 / Madison Square Garden

Owner
2010 – Present / Madison Square Garden, Inc.
1997 – 2009 / Cablevision

Retired Number

Mascot

*Blue is this team’s history