The build out for Good Judy was done in January of 2020, and their liquor license finally came through just a few days before everything stopped. Eric Sosa was already taking a risk by choosing Park Slope as the home for his new gay bar Good Judy, occupying the space previously held by another LGBTQ+ bar called Excelsior that went out of business in 2019, after 20 years in the neighborhood due to rising rent costs. There are stories from all over the country, especially in New York City, of storied hotspots shuttering as a result of the shutdown (R.I.P., Therapy and 9th Avenue Saloon!) But even before quarantine, there has always been a high turnover rate for queer spaces in the city. ![]() ![]() But businesses are still struggling to stay afloat, even as things slowly open back up. With COVID vaccines being widely distributed throughout much of the country, the end of the pandemic is in sight.
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