We were so deep in debt from the buildout of the space that there was really no turning back for us.
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“We were shocked in the beginning and we didn’t know how we were going to pull this off. Good Judy just felt like the perfect name for this concept.”Īs soon as the orders to shut down were released, it became clear that the new bar wouldn’t be opening on time.or perhaps not at all. “We wanted to open an inclusive queer bar that felt positive and really embraced the idea of community, similar to what we started at C’mon Everybody. He describes it as “a venue that is deeply invested in community and showcasing Queer and BIPOC artists.” They had a similar goal in mind for Good Judy.
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That dream came true in 2015 when he and business partners Mike Zuco and Sam Gilliland opened C’mon Everybody in Bed Stuy. He spent several years as a talent buyer at venues all around town with the dream of opening up a place of his own some day. Sosa is no stranger to the nightlife scene.
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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.
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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.