To those who live in and around North Williamsburg, the rent has gone up—and up and up and up. Galapagos, which opened in 1995, blazed an artistic trail along a waterfront teeming with drugs, prostitution and neglect. Galapagos was new, edgy & daring, flaunting all things experimental. At the time, who would have thought that Williamsburg would become a destination neighborhood filled not only...
Venerable Williamsburg club and art space Galapagos is reborn, with a renewed focus on DJs and live music.:
In Short When the Galapagos gang decamped to Dumbo, night crawlers and artists feared that this Williamsburg institution would meet the wrecking ball or--gasp--become condos. But Southpaw co-owner Matt Roff and Co. have instead relaunched the spacious, multi-room venue--and left it largely untouched, right down to the reflecting pool--with a focus on the eclectic programming that made Galapagos...