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PONG is back! Grand Opening has an amazing opportunity to transform a raw space at 397 Grand Street into Manhattan's favorite single-table ping pong parlor. Watch us overhaul this vacant storefront into PONG's first franchise location, complete with a larger playing room and a downstairs, members-only clubhouse.

Want another chance at the title? Visitors can play pick-up games, or become members and compete for a chance to win the L.E.S. Cup, a season-ending tournament that will reveal the most talented table tennis players in the Lower East Side.

PONG is set to open on Friday, October 16th, 2009. The L.E.S. Cup is currently scheduled for December 11th/12th.

Your Kickstarter pledge will contribute to the design, construction, insurance and utilities associated with getting this community gathering spot up and running. Help us reincarnate PONG!

Special thanks to Seward Park Coop. If you are interested in renting 397 Grand Street, contact http://www.greenthal.com

If you have any questions please contact us:
646-875-8078
info@gopublicprojects.com
http://www.gopublicprojects.com

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This project successfully raised its funding goal on October 20, 2009.

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Reserve a 1 hour private party in PONG's new space. Call us to select a time and date.

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Grand Opening is an interactive storefront in Manhattan's Lower East Side. In the past Grand Opening has been a ping pong parlor, a drive in movie theater, an auction house, an art gallery, and a carnival. The future of Grand Opening is up to you.

139 Norfolk Street
New York, NY
646-875-8078
info@grandopening.org

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