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PingPod: How Far They’ve Come

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(by Steve Hopkins) When PingPod first opened its doors at its first location in 2020, the leadership had big plans.  There was already talk of expanding to other locations in the City, of attracting the best players, of creating a community.  Soon thereafter, COVID hit and some players discovered that the concept of autonomous table […]

WAB CLUB FEATURE: PingPod

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(by Steve Hopkins) PingPod is billed as the Future of Ping Pong – autonomous table tennis pods in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.  Players use an app to view times and book tables (or to buy drinks or snacks or save videos of your practice sessions). PingPod was born as a pop up on […]

Butterfly Favorite: PingPod Featured in Men’s Health Article

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(by Steve Hopkins) Earlier this year, Men’s Health posted an article (and video) featuring PingPod and Adam Bobrow.   This Butterfly Favorite is a reprint of the article from May. The article was by Jeff Tomko – and featured a video with MH fitness director Ebenezer Samuel at Manhattan’s PingPod.  Ebenezer and Adam openly discuss the […]

PingPod Futuristic Table-Tennis Coming To Fort Lee

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(By: New Jersey Business Magazine) The Shops at Hudson Lights to Welcome NYC-based Ultramodern 24/7 Table-Tennis-On-Demand Concept Building on the success of its five popular New York City locations, PingPod, the 24/7 futuristic table-tennis-on-demand concept, has announced its expansion to New Jersey, signing a lease for space at The Shops at Hudson Lights in Fort […]

Grand Opening of PingPod Astoria!

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Our brand new Astoria location is now open to the general public   Details: 6 tables total: 2 Private Pods, 3 Tables in the Open Pod and 1 Robot Table Private Pod Front has separate entrance Open Pod has 2 premium and 1 standard tables 1 robot table Address: 30-18 Steinway Street between 30th and 31st Aves […]

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