Steinberg Wellness Center

{{Short description|Multi-purpose arena in New York City}}

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| name = Steinberg Wellness Center

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| image = LIU Athletic Center, Brooklyn, Oct 2016.jpg

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| coordinates = {{coord|40.69059|-73.979176|display=inline,title}}

| broke_ground = October 2004

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| opened = January 26, 2006

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| owner = Long Island University

| operator = Long Island University

| surface = Hardwood

| construction_cost = $45 million
(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|45000000|2006}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}})

| architect = Arquitectonica

| project_manager = rcRussell Construction Management Services, LLC.

| structural engineer = Thornton Tomasetti

| capacity = 2,500

| tenants = LIU Sharks (NCAA) (2019–present)
LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds (NCAA) (2006–2019)

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The Steinberg Wellness Center, formally known as the Wellness, Recreation and Athletic Center (WRAC), is a 2,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Brooklyn, New York. It was built in 2006 and is home to the Long Island University Sharks Men's and Women's Basketball, Women's Volleyball, Women's Fencing, Women's Swimming & Diving and Women's Water Polo teams.{{cite news |last=Kuntzman |first=Gersh |title=Barclays Center Deal Puts Blackbirds In A Much-Bigger Nest |date=March 14, 2012 |newspaper=The New York Times |url=http://fort-greene.thelocal.nytimes.com/2012/03/14/barclays-deal-puts-blackbirds-in-a-much-bigger-nest/ |access-date=March 28, 2012 |quote=The team, after all, has a 27-game winning street at its current home, the Wellness, Recreation and Athletic Center on Ashland Place.}} LIU previously played their home games at the Schwartz Athletic Center. Following President David Steinberg's retirement in Spring 2013, the WRAC was renamed the Steinberg Wellness Center to honor his 27-year tenure as President.