The John A. Paulson Center, located at 181 Mercer Street, opened in September 2023. It contains a three-floor multi-use recreational activity facility. It serves as the NYU varsity athletes’ hub with the new Varsity Performance Center, Athletic Training Room, and Equipment Room, while also containing a recreation pool, Fencing/Multipurpose Room, Wrestling Studio, and two squash courts.
Sports in the Paulson Center
Come to the Paulson Center to enjoy a myriad of different activities in our brand new facility:
- Four Court Multi-Use Activity Area: Supports intramural and free play activities such as basketball, volleyball, badminton, and pickleball.
- Wrestling Studio: Hosts practice space for several of our club teams and varsity wrestling team.
- Squash Courts: Free play use for our patrons and serves as a practice space for our Squash Club Team.
Fitness and Programming
The Paulson Center also offers areas to train according to your needs and goals. Here you can have a complete, full body workout with the latest technology. Find what you are looking for.
- Cardio room: Includes cardio and strength equipment including treadmills, ellipticals, stair climbers, stationary bikes, and rowing machines. The majority of our cardio machines have their own personal screen with content and fitness programming. The room also has a line of selectorized strength machines and free weights.
- Multi-purpose room: Allows those to have a personal space to stretch or have an individual workout space and host recreational classes.
- Pool: 25yd, 6 lane, 4ft depth lap pool it's great for all levels of swimmers.
- Jogging track: Two lane track for jogging and practicing drills.
- Varsity Performance Center: It is a strength area for Varsity athletes.
- Athletic Training Room: is a Sports Medicine area for Varsity athletes.
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