Indoor Ping Pong Spot Comes To Murray Hill

MIDTOWN, NY — Ping pong is taking over New York City.

PingPod, a "futuristic table-tennis-on-demand concept," is opening a new location in Murray Hill on East 27th Street in between Bellevue South Park and First Avenue.

These Pingpods are autonomous ping pong rooms that players can unlock with an app at any hour of the day, giving another late-night option for the city that never sleeps.

Inside, players will discover a table, paddles and balls. The space also offers ping pongers a bathroom, sound system, WiF, beverages and light snacks.

PingPod opened its first location on the Lower East Side in 2020 and has rapidly expanded to Astoria, the Upper East Side, Midtown at West 38th Street, Williamsburg, New Jersey and Philadelphia.

The company is also planning on new locations in the Upper West Side, Downtown Brooklyn and a second Upper East Side location according to their website.

The table tennis "pods" — street-level spaces that can be rented online for 30-minute slots — remain open 24/7 and are staffed only by a morning cleaning crew.

For safety and security, the sites are monitored by video 24/7, according to the company.
Reservations can be made on the company app and prices ranging from $15 to $50 per hour, according to PingPod's website.

Last year, the company raised $10 million in venture capital in an investing round led by Sequoia Heritage, according to Crain's New York.

Find out more at PingPod's website.