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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 […]

10AM PIX11 with PINGPOD

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(Courtesy of Vimeo) PingPod was born as a pop up on Canal St. When the team saw the joy that a ping pong table in a garage brought to so many people, they knew they needed to find a way to make table tennis more accessible to many more people in NYC and beyond. Doors […]

‘Futuristic’ Ping Pong Venue Opens In Astoria, Promising 24/7 Gameplay

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(Courtesy of Nick Garber,Patch Staff) Steinway Street’s latest business opening isn’t a restaurant or a smoke shop: it’s a “24/7 futuristic table-tennis-on-demand concept.” ASTORIA, QUEENS — Astoria’s latest business opening is not a restaurant, nor is it a clothing store or a smoke shop: it’s a “24/7 futuristic table-tennis-on-demand concept.” PingPod opened its doors Friday […]

PingPod March 2022 Highlights

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PingPod March 2022 Highlights PINGPOD PRO LEAGUE FINAL 2022 video can be found here Locations include 42 Allen Street, New York City Reserve Your Table Today: www.pingpod.com/reserve Contacts: www.pingpod.com  |  (212) 535-3553  |  info@pingpod.com Stay “In The Loop” with Butterfly professional table tennis equipment, table tennis news, table tennis technology, tournament results, and We Are Butterfly players, […]

PINGPOD Pro League Finals

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Don’t miss PINGPOD Pro League Finals March 28th. Stream starts 6pm ( FB & YouTube ) Williamsburg Pod. Tickets information here   Stay “In The Loop” with Butterfly professional table tennis equipment, table tennis news, table tennis technology, tournament results, and We Are Butterfly players, coaches, clubs and more.

PingPod Closes $10 Million Series A Funding for Expansion

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(Courtesy of Businesswire) NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–PingPod, the 24/7 autonomous Table-Tennis-On-Demand concept with three NYC locations currently open, three more in the pipeline, and a Philadelphia location set to launch this spring, has raised $10 million in a Series A funding round led by Sequoia Heritage. KittyHawk Ventures and Draper Gain Family Office also participated in the round. […]

Kids Camps in Manhattan and Brooklyn!

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Kids Summer Camps Open for Registration! Kids Summer Camps now Open for Early Bird Registration in both Williamsburg and West 37th Pods   Welcome to PingPod’s summer camps for 6 to 14-year-olds!   The programs are designed to promote sportsmanship and teamwork, while learning how to play table tennis and develop new friendships in a […]

Autonomous table tennis startup to open in Old City as it eyes additional Philadelphia locations

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(By Laura Smythe  –  Reporter, Philadelphia Business Journal) An autonomous table tennis facility that operates without any workers will set up shop in Philadelphia’s Old City neighborhood. New York-based startup Pingpod is taking over the former Cosi coffee shop location at 325 Chestnut St. The company, which launched in 2019 and opened its first location on the […]

NEW BROOKLYN POD & NEW MEMBERSHIP

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More places to play! More ways to play! Grand Opening of PingPod Williamsburg! Our brand new Williamsburg location is now open to the general public Details: 5 tables total: 1 Private Table and 4 Tables in the Open Pod Private table has separate entrance and bathroom Open Pod has 2 premium and 2 standard tables […]

Table tennis trio aims to bring ping-pong to every neighborhood

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(Courtesy of Spectrum News NY1.com / BY ROGER CLARK) There is no shame in losing a point to Ernesto Ebuen. He was a six-time national table tennis champion in the Phillipines. When he came to the United States in 2007, he eventually became the top-ranked player in the country. “I came to the U.S., to New […]

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