Steinberg Wellness Center

Steinberg Wellness Center
Coordinates	40°41′26″N 73°58′45″W / 40.69059°N 73.979176°W
Owner	Long Island University
Operator	Long Island University
Capacity	2,500
Surface	Hardwood
Construction
Broke ground	October 2004
Opened	January 26, 2006
Construction cost	$45 million; ($68 million in 2023 dollars)
Architect	Arquitectonica
Project manager	rcRussell Construction Management Services, LLC.
Structural engineer	Thornton Tomasetti
Tenants
	LIU Sharks (NCAA) (2019–present); LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds (NCAA) (2006-2019)

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 LIU Sharks Men's and Women's Basketball, Women's Volleyball, Women's Fencing, Women's Swimming & Diving and Women's Water Polo teams.^[2] 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.

^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
^ Kuntzman, Gersh (March 14, 2012). "Barclays Center Deal Puts Blackbirds In A Much-Bigger Nest". The New York Times. Retrieved March 28, 2012. The team, after all, has a 27-game winning street at its current home, the Wellness, Recreation and Athletic Center on Ashland Place.

[inflation-US-1] 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.

[2] Kuntzman, Gersh (March 14, 2012). "Barclays Center Deal Puts Blackbirds In A Much-Bigger Nest". The New York Times. Retrieved March 28, 2012. The team, after all, has a 27-game winning street at its current home, the Wellness, Recreation and Athletic Center on Ashland Place.

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