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Please, No One Destroy The Tompkins Square Park Ping-Pong Table!
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Jaya Saxena
Published Mar 20, 2011
Modified Mar 20, 2011
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Yesterday, Hedge Tables unveiled a new ping-pong table in Tompkins Square Park, and after one night they are still standing! EVGrieve writes, "New Tompkins Square ping-pong table survived first night without being stolen or tagged." Must be a new record!
The table is dedicated to retired Tompkins Square Park manager Harry Greenberg, and paddles are available at Flea Market Cafe across the street. Greenberg told DNAinfo, "I always wanted it to be here. I think people are going to want more of them." However, one EVGrieve commenter asked, "how soon before the fratdouches turn that into a beer pong table?" We'll give it until Tuesday.
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