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Goodwin declined to comment on the terms of his lease, but said that “I can tell you I’m not going anywhere for quite a long time.” The spot, which has a dining room, bar, and full menu, has recently reopened after months of COVID-19 closures. Yale spokesperson Karen Peart did not respond to multiple requests for comment.
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“I sold to Yale because I think they’re good for the City of New Haven.” “I didn’t sell to Yale to surrender,” he later added. I said, ‘you know what? This is a godsend.’” Deep down inside, I knew that I didn’t want to be a landlord anymore. Yale’s been looking at this building forever, and I knew that. “When I bought the building, I knew that I was going to sell it,” he said in an interview at the bar, as plates of salads, piping hot wings, burgers, and salt-dusted fries came out from the kitchen. The building is also home to Salon J and a number of apartments. After 28 years as owner, Goodwin and his business partner Mary Tirozzi sold the building to Yale University for $2.85 million last week. Joseph “Joey” Goodwin drove that message home on a recent evening at 168 York Street Cafe, as he spoke about the history, legacy and future of New England’s longest-running gay bar and the building in which it is located. Now, even though its longtime owner has sold the building to Yale University, the beloved neighborhood bar once nicknamed “The Gay Cheers” still isn’t going anywhere. It lived to see the end of disco and the beginning of drag in New Haven.