DAVID S. MACK SPORTS AND EXHIBITION COMPLEX
Hofstra University, 245, Hempstead, NY 11549
The David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex, commonly known as “The Mack,” is a 93,000 square-foot facility that hosts commencements, exhibitions, trade shows, concerts and other special events.. The air-conditioned facility is equipped with a state-of-the-art electronic scoreboard, men’s and women’s locker rooms, a training room, a large weight room, dressing rooms for stage events, four concession stands, five ticket windows, six luxury boxes, and offices for Hofstra’s athletic administration and basketball staffs.
PARKING IS FREE all weekend long!
DRIVING DIRECTIONS
FROM NEW YORK CITY:
From the Queens Midtown Tunnel, continue on the Long Island Expressway (I-495) East to exit
38, Northern State Parkway East, to the Meadowbrook Parkway South (exit 31A) … Stay on the
Meadowbrook Parkway until Exit M4 (sign reads “Hempstead” and “Coliseum”) … Follow
“From All Points,” below.
FROM SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY, SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA, MARYLAND, WASHINGTON, D.C., AND
VIRGINIA:
Take N.J. Turnpike to Exit 13 … Follow Route 278 to Verrazano-Narrows Bridge … Take left
exit off bridge onto the Belt Parkway East … Take that to Exit 25A (Southern State Parkway East
– the Belt Parkway splits, stay left) … Take that to Exit 22N (Meadowbrook Parkway North) …
Stay on the Meadowbrook Parkway until Exit M4 (sign reads “Hempstead” and “Coliseum”) …
Follow “From All Points,” below.
FROM NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY, NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA, AND THE MIDDLE STATES:
Take either Interstate 78, Interstate 80, US Route 22, New Jersey Route 4, or New Jersey Route
17 to the George Washington Bridge … Proceed over the bridge to the Cross Bronx Expressway
onto the Throgs Neck Bridge … Follow directions from Throgs Neck Bridge, detailed below.
FROM UPSTATE NEW YORK:
Take New York Thruway over the Tappan Zee Bridge to Cross Westchester Expressway
(Interstate 287) … Stay on the Expressway to the New England Thruway … Proceed south on the
Thruway to Throgs Neck Bridge … Follow directions from Throgs Neck Bridge, detailed below.
FROM NEW ENGLAND:
Proceed south to New England Thruway (Interstate 95) and take this to the Throgs Neck Bridge
… Follow directions from Throgs Neck Bridge, detailed below.
FROM THE THROGS NECK BRIDGE:
Take Cross Island Parkway (first exit over the bridge on right) to the Grand Central Parkway
East (Exit 29, exit forks – stay left) … Grand Central Parkway will become the Northern State
Parkway East, follow to Exit 31A (Meadowbrook Parkway South) … Take the Meadowbrook
Parkway to Exit M4 (sign reads “Hempstead” and “Coliseum”) … Follow “From All Points,”
below.
FROM EASTERN LONG ISLAND:
Take the Northern State Parkway West, to the Meadowbrook Parkway South (Exit 31A) or take
the Southern State Parkway West to the Meadowbrook Parkway North (Exit 22N) … Stay on the
Meadowbrook Parkway until Exit M4 (sign reads “Hempstead” and “Coliseum”) … Follow
“From All Points,” below.
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION:
From New York City: The Long Island Rail Road provides regular commuter service from
Pennsylvania Station in New York City to the Hempstead station, which is less than two miles
from Hofstra’s campus … Pennsylvania Station is located at 34th Street and 8th Avenue, below
Madison Square Garden. Take the Long Island Rail Road East on the Hempstead Branch to the
final stop “Hempstead.” Depending on the day and time, a complimentary blue Hofstra bus may
be waiting at the station to take visitors and students to the Hofstra campus. The bus makes
several stops on campus. Otherwise, just take a taxi for a short 5-minute trip to the Hofstra
campus.
