at the stadium. Both the Long Island All-Star Football Game and the Fun City Bowl, featuring the New York City Police and Fire Department teams, have been held at the site. Other events The facility was used for three nights every October for the annual Newsday Marching Band Festival where selected Long Island high schools performed in an exhibition-style competition. Since 2014, the event has been held elsewhere. Various Long Island high school and New York state championship games for different sports are also held at the site. Design Originally built in 1962 and opened in 1963, the stadium has received a number of upgrades. In 1968 a new artificial playing surface was installed, making the stadium the third college facility in the nation to receive one. A major expansion was completed in the fall of 1996. The capacity had been raised from 7,000 to approximately 13,000, while the Howdy Myers Pavilion and new scoreboards in both end zones were constructed. In 2007, the artificial turf was replaced with FieldTurf which was again replaced in late 2012. Then in 2009 new scoreboards were installed in the north and south end zones. More recently, in 2013, the facility was renovated and reconfigured to its current capacity of 11,929. In late 2013, new lights designed by Musco Lighting replaced the original lights in the stadium that dated back to 1963. References External links James M. Shuart Stadium Hofstra athletics facilities page Hofstra Pride football New York Cosmos New York Sentinels stadiums College lacrosse venues in the United States College soccer venues in the United States Defunct college football venues Major League Lacrosse venues Premier Lacrosse League venues National Premier Soccer League stadiums NCAA Men's Division I Lacrosse Championship venues North American Soccer League stadiums North American Soccer League (1968–1984) stadiums United Football League (2009–2012) venues American football venues in New York (state) Lacrosse venues in New York (state) Multi-purpose stadiums in the United States Soccer venues in the New York metropolitan area Sports venues in Hempstead, New York Buildings and structures in Nassau County, New York Sports venues completed in 1963 1963 establishments in New York (state)