Another article in today's Sunday Times caught my eye, on the growing popularity of ping-pong in NYC parks. There's one in Bryant Park, Tompkins Square Park and in Gulick Park. Lower East Side blog the Lo-Down was quoted at length describing the way the concrete table at Gulick Park created a common space for people of many backgrounds to interact.
An Estonian woman put on quite an impressive show of skill, as did her female Scottish opponent. Chinese-speakers, Spanish-speakers, African-Americans, Anglophiles and those of Yiddish ancestry (like myself) surrounded the table throughout the afternoon, all joined by a shared love of ping-pong. I had the feeling that this common denominator among neighbors of very different backgrounds was deeply appreciated by everybody. -Lo-Down
We're curious what you think of ping-pong, ping-pong in parks, ping-pong pingbacks, ping-pong as social lubricant and what you want to do for It's My Park! Day this May. Comment and tell us all about it!