Rirkrit Tiravanija designed this polished stainless steel ping pong table with a glass net; SPiN New York co-owner Franck Raharinosy says it's worth $60,000; the club keeps it in its new VIP room.

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Called SPiN New York, the approach is sort of like what Brooklyn Bowl is doing with bowling; taking a sport normally associated with basement-dwelling poindexters and recreating it in a funky nightclub context with a bar, restaurant, DJ. The main space has ten tables or more, depending on demand, and they're available for rent for $30 per hour per table (not per person). Members, who pay $500 a year or $50 a month, get their own lockers in the

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