Jam-packed Red Light District giving residents new angst

1 month ago

Police release recognizable photos of 12 suspects in Amsterdam riots

NL Times

The police have released recognizable photos of suspects wanted for violence in Amsterdam around a match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv last month. The police released blurred photos of a total of 15 suspects on November 12, 19, and 26 and gave them time to turn themselves in. “Because they didn’t all do this, we showed recognizable images of …

Suspects

1 month, 1 week ago

Police allege Amsterdam Nieuw-West riots were organized on social media: Report

NL Times

Riots in Amsterdam’s Nieuw-West district that culminated in multiple assaults and a tram being set ablaze were announced on social media the night before, district sources told the Telegraaf. The violent incidents on November 11 involved hundreds of youths who detonated heavy fireworks, vandalized vehicles, and attacked bystanders, which overwhelmed law enforcement efforts. The unrest, centered around Plein ’40-’45, was …

Social Media Nieuw

1 month, 1 week ago

Amsterdam to ban hotels from jamming in sleeping pods to reduce city center overtourism

NL Times

Amsterdam announced more measures the city plans to try to limit the number of people able to spend the night in the capital. Cafe terraces may also be forced to close early, live sex shows in the Red Light District could see operating hours reduced, and coffeeshops may be enticed to relocate from the city center to other parts of …

Amsterdam Sex Workers City Red District Center De Wallen

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Police have so far 45 people on radar for Amsterdam violence

Dutch News

Amsterdam police have picked out photographs of 45 people who are suspected of involvement in the football-related violence in Amsterdam 10 days ago, and trouble almost a week later in the west of Amsterdam. Nine of them, all with Dutch nationality, are in custody, police chief Janny Knol told current affairs show Buitenhof on Sunday. The police are investigating all …

1 month, 4 weeks ago

Amsterdam fears another night of unrest as it grapples with antisemitism and violence

CNN

CNN — Amsterdam police were bracing for yet another night of unrest on Tuesday as the Dutch capital grapples with antisemitic violence that started with attacks against visiting Israeli football fans last week. Apart from the ban on protests, the city has also forbidden people from wearing face coverings when “accompanied by potential disruptions to public order.” The local government …

Amsterdam Dutch Violence City Israel Israeli Night

1 month, 4 weeks ago

Amsterdam warns of new calls for unrest after violence around Israeli soccer match

Associated Press

AMSTERDAM — A senior police officer warned Tuesday of calls for more rioting in Amsterdam, after dozens of people armed with sticks and firecrackers set a tram on fire Monday night and the city faces tensions following violence last week targeting fans of an Israeli soccer club. The Amsterdam mayor, chief of police and top public prosecutor published a report …

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Many Amsterdam areas considered high-risk ahead of Ajax-Maccabi Tel Aviv football match

NL Times

Certain sections of Amsterdam are going to be assigned as safety risk areas on Thursday in anticipation of the UEFA Europa League match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv. The areas are the Dam, De Wallen including the Red Light District, Central Station, and the area around the Johan Cruijff ArenA, plus the subway line that is in between these …

Area

6 months, 3 weeks ago

The police shooting in Hamburg – a sad, sobering tale that briefly had Euro 2024 fearing the worst

New York Times

Home to Zum Silbersack, a legendary drinking den with a famous jukebox, and not much else, Silberbackstrasse is usually one of the quieter streets in Hamburg’s infamous St Pauli district. At 12.30pm, a man dressed in black comes out of the Do Mundo kebab shop on the corner of Silberstrasse and the far better-known Reeperbahn and starts shouting at a …

Dutch Man Euro 2024 Getty Images Half Street German

9 months, 1 week ago

Amsterdam’s patronising ‘rules quiz’ is right to treat us like idiots

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The surprising query is part of the tourism hot spot’s latest “Stay Away” campaign, consisting of an online survey titled …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Hospitality industry also opposes Amsterdam's plans for erotic center

NL Times

The Amsterdam branch of the hospitality association KHN has joined the protest against the Dutch capital’s plans to close some window brothels in the Red Light District and open an Erotic Center. The spokesperson referred to the ban on smoking weed on the street in the Red Light District and earlier closing times for window brothels and catering establishments in …

Red Khn Erotic Center

1 year, 4 months ago

Amsterdam to use "noise cameras" against too loud cars

NL Times

Amsterdam has started the fight against noisy motorcycles and cars. On Friday, the city placed electric road signs in two places to warn road users if their vehicles are too loud. The warnings will eventually be replaced by “noise cameras,” which, like speed cameras, automatically send a fine to the offending driver, Parool reports. The municipality hopes that the signs …

Amsterdam Noise Camera Road Signs

1 year, 7 months ago

Amsterdam cops arrest 55 in Red Light District case targeting street drug dealers

NL Times

Police in Amsterdam arrested 55 people during an operation targeting drug dealers working on the streets in De Wallen, the old city center which includes the Red Light District. The police said 39 people were given an area ban preventing them from re-entering De Wallen for a specific period of time. "The street trade in fake and real drugs causes …

Street Real Drug De Wallen

1 year, 9 months ago

Sex workers march on city hall in protest at red light district measures

Dutch News

To the beat of drums, 150 sex workers and supporters marched on Amsterdam’s city hall on Thursday in protest at changes to the red light district regulations. Many wearing masks and chanting ‘no earlier closing times, no erotic centre’, the protesters took a loop from the red light district around city hall, where they were barred from entry by anxious-looking …

Sex Workers City Red Protest Centre City Hall Erotic

1 year, 9 months ago

Sex workers march on city hall in protest at red light district measures

Dutch News

To the beat of drums, 150 sex workers and supporters marched on Amsterdam’s city hall on Thursday in protest at changes to the red light district regulations. Many wearing masks and chanting ‘no earlier closing times, no erotic centre’, the protesters took a loop from the red light district around city hall, where they were barred from entry by anxious-looking …

Sex Workers City Red Protest Centre City Hall Erotic

1 year, 9 months ago

Amsterdam tells Brits to 'stay away' as it tries to discourage sex, drugs and booze holidays

Daily Mail

Amsterdam has told Brits to 'stay away' as it becomes the latest holiday destination to try and discourage UK tourists from sex, drugs and booze-filled trips. Amsterdam's new campaign - dubbed 'Stay Away' - will involve people seeing special warnings when they search for terms such as 'stag party Amsterdam' or 'pub crawl Amsterdam'. Amsterdam has told Brits to 'stay …

Sex Workers City Brits Red Light Stag Party Amsterdam Holidays Amsterdam

1 year, 10 months ago

Why Amsterdam is banning marijuana use in its red light district

Firstpost

Smoking joints will be prohibited in the canal-lined streets of the Dutch capital housing brothels, sex shops and strip clubs from mid-May. The move comes as locals have for years complained about the menace caused by tourists Amsterdam has banned smoking cannabis on the street in the red light district to tackle crime and “anti-social” behaviour. “Residents of the old …

Amsterdam Dutch Netherlands Sex Cannabis City Capital

1 year, 11 months ago

Amsterdam wants to ban smoking cannabis in the Red Light District from mid-May

NL Times

Amsterdam announced plans on Thursday to forbid people from smoking cannabis in the old city center of the capital. Additionally, Mayor Femke Halsema and the coalition of aldermen who lead the city will investigate if they can also ban people from collecting soft drugs at businesses in De Wallen. "Residents of the old city center are structurally and excessively bothered …

City Red Ban De Wallen Soft Drugs

2 years, 1 month ago

Amsterdam campaign tells ‘nuisance’ British tourists to ‘stay away’ from capital

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A new tourism campaign in Amsterdam is attempting to discourage “nuisance” British tourists from visiting the …

Amsterdam Campaign British City British Tourists

2 years, 2 months ago

20 arrests at Amsterdam Osdorp fair; Residents say troublemakers are from elsewhere

NL Times

The riot police arrested 20 young people in Osdorp, Amsterdam, on Tuesday evening after hours of them lighting fireworks and committing vandalism in the area. From then on, the area around the fun fair was a mad house, a local said to the Amsterdam broadcaster. “It is completely crazy in Osdorp again after the fun fair closed.” Police in plain …

Osdorp

2 years, 8 months ago

Amsterdam restaurants want to only limit RLD terraces on busy nights

NL Times

Terraces in Amsterdam's Red Light District should only shrink on busy Fridays and Saturdays. Companies that are active in the area popular with tourists previously reacted angrily to measures taken by Amsterdam to prevent crowds and nuisance in the Red Light District. Mayor Femke Halsema recently announced that the permission given to cafes and restaurants to expand terraces will be …

Khn Rld Terraces

2 years, 8 months ago

Amsterdam mayor cuts back on pavement cafes in busy city centre

Dutch News

Amsterdam bar owners are preparing to take legal action after mayor Femke Halsema said she would withdraw extra permits for pavement cafes in the busy city centre. However, Halsema told the Parool newspaper at the weekend that the additional terrace permits in the red light district and Nieuwenmarkt area would be withdrawn from Friday because of the impact on locals. …

Cafes Mayor Told

2 years, 8 months ago

Many Amsterdam sex workers against proposed erotic center

NL Times

One hundred and thirty Amsterdam Red Light District sex workers wrote an open letter to architects, construction companies and developers, appealing them not to get involved in the city's proposed high-rise erotic center. The center would replace the Red Light District, but many sex workers fear it is a dangerous alternative, according to AT5. Former sex worker and founder of …

Amsterdam Sex Sex Workers Workers District Red Light City Center

2 years, 11 months ago

Amsterdam removes visible security measures around Jewish institutions

NL Times

Amsterdam is removing the visible security around Jewish institutions in the city, Ronny Naftaniel of the Central Jewish Consultation confirmed to NOS after a report in De Telegraaf. The Jewish organizations in the city received a letter from the municipality stating that the Koninklijke Marechaussee, a policing force that works as part of the Dutch military, will protect the buildings …

Jewish Jewish Institutions Cjo Naftaniel Removes Visible

2 years, 11 months ago

Amsterdam agrees to let coronavirus demonstration go ahead

Dutch News

Amsterdam’s mayor and local police have agreed to let a demonstration against the coronavirus rules go ahead on Sunday, but warn they will intervene if protestors do not stick to agreements. The Olympic Stadium area, Oosterpark and Westerpark, where protestors will gather before marching to Museumplein, have been designated as ‘at risk locations’, allowing police to stop and search anyone …

Let Coronavirus

2 years, 11 months ago

Amsterdam agrees to let coronavirus demonstration go ahead

Dutch News

Amsterdam’s mayor and local police have agreed to let a demonstration against the coronavirus rules go ahead on Sunday, but warn they will intervene if protestors do not stick to agreements. The Olympic Stadium area, Oosterpark and Westerpark, where protestors will gather before marching to Museumplein, have been designated as ‘at risk locations’, allowing police to stop and search anyone …

Let Coronavirus

2 years, 11 months ago

In southern Dutch town, cafes open in lockdown protest

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Shops bars and restaurants in …

Open Southern Dutch

3 years ago

Thousands take part in 'banned' coronavirus demo in Amsterdam

Dutch News

Several thousand people marched through Amsterdam on Sunday afternoon to protest about the government’s coronavirus measures, even though the demonstration had been banned by the city’s mayor because of police concerns about public safety. Police ordered the demonstrators who turned up on the Museumplein to leave and there was a heavy police presence, with riot police vans parked in neighbouring …

Demo Museumplein

3 years ago

Thousands take part in 'banned' coronavirus demo in Amsterdam

Dutch News

Several thousand people marched through Amsterdam on Sunday afternoon to protest about the government’s coronavirus measures, even though the demonstration had been banned by the city’s mayor because of police concerns about public safety. Police ordered the demonstrators who turned up on the Museumplein to leave and there was a heavy police presence, with riot police vans parked in neighbouring …

Demo Museumplein

3 years ago

Thousands gather in Amsterdam despite demonstration ban

LA Times

Thousands of people in the capital of the Netherlands defied a ban and gathered Sunday for a demonstration against the Dutch government’s coronavirus lockdown measures before police pushed the crowd off an Amsterdam square. The local government had outlawed the protest, saying police had indications some demonstrators might be planning to attend “prepared for violence.” The municipality later issued an …

3 years, 4 months ago

Amsterdam urges protestors to stay away from too-busy Covid demo

Dutch News

Amsterdam officials have urged people to stop coming to the Dam in the centre of the city to take part in a demonstration against the coronavirus rules because it is already too busy. Several thousand people – up to 10,000 according to city officials – had gathered in the area by midday and then moved off to march along a …

3 years, 4 months ago

Amsterdam urges protestors to stay away from too-busy Covid demo

Dutch News

Amsterdam officials have urged people to stop coming to the Dam in the centre of the city to take part in a demonstration against the coronavirus rules because it is already too busy. Several thousand people – up to 10,000 according to city officials – had gathered in the area by midday and then moved off to march along a …

3 years, 5 months ago

NL will turn dark red on EU coronavirus map on Thursday: minister

Dutch News

The number of new coronavirus infections in the Netherlands is stabilising but things are not going well in bars and cafes, prime minister Mark Rutte told an impromptu press conference on Monday afternoon. Far too many bars are welcoming guests who don’t have a fixed seat and are not practicing social distancing, the prime minister told reporters in an update …

Netherlands Dark Red

3 years, 5 months ago

NL will turn dark red on EU coronavirus map on Thursday: minister

Dutch News

The number of new coronavirus infections in the Netherlands is stabilising but things are not going well in bars and cafes, prime minister Mark Rutte told an impromptu press conference on Monday afternoon. Far too many bars are welcoming guests who don’t have a fixed seat and are not practicing social distancing, the prime minister told reporters in an update …

Netherlands Dark Red

3 years, 5 months ago

RTL Boulevard studio temporarily relocates from Leidseplein after serious threats

NL Times

The live broadcasts from RTL Boulevard will no longer be broadcast from their studio at the Leidseplein in Amsterdam for the time being, the AD reported on Sunday. This has consequences for all news platforms in the Netherlands”, crime reporter John van den Heuvel said in an Instagram post on Saturday, “We will never be silent. Van den Heuvel has …

Ter Ter Velde

3 years, 5 months ago

“Serious threat” forces evacuation of TV studio linked to De Vries shooting

NL Times

The Amsterdam television studio where RTL Boulevard is produced was evacuated on Saturday in response to unspecified threats that were made, the program announced on its website. Dutch crime reporter Peter R. de Vries was shot in the head on Tuesday while walking to his car after appearing on the show. The city said it has stepped up protection in …

Vries De Vries

3 years, 6 months ago

Amsterdam to restrict alcohol sales in Red Light District again this summer

NL Times

The sale of alcohol in supermarkets in the Red Light District will be restricted to combat nuisance caused by tourists, Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema announced. With more coronavirus measures being lifted, crowds are expected to return to the Red Light District. In the Red Light District, many streets already have a ban on consuming alcohol. Halsema said on Thursday afternoon …

Ban Halsema Red Light District Restrict Alcohol

3 years, 6 months ago

Amsterdam takes measures against crowds in city center

NL Times

With coronavirus restrictions lifting and more and more people being out and about, the city of Amsterdam is taking extra measures to manage crowds and prevent nuisance in the city center. "Visitors who respect Amsterdam and the people of Amsterdam have always been welcome," the city said in a press release. "We do not ant to go back to what …

Amsterdam City City Center

3 years, 8 months ago

Police break up several King’s Night parties, but “surprisingly quiet”

NL Times

The police have broken up several King’s Night parties that took place on Monday night in several places in the Netherlands. However, the head of Dutch police union ACP, Gerrit van de Kamp, said in the TV program WNL on Tuesday morning that the previous night was "surprisingly quiet", given that Koningsnacht is known for a large number of parties …

Monday Night Large Number Night Parties

3 years, 9 months ago

Amsterdam's Museumplein crowded with partying young people

NL Times

The Museumplein in Amsterdam was crowded with partying groups of young people on Wednesday evening. People climbed fences, lit fireworks, and threw glass bottles at the police, while music was playing and drinks were had, according to the newspaper. "Too large a group of people did not comply with the corona measures, did not allow themselves to be addressed by …

Young People Museumplein

3 years, 11 months ago

Amsterdam to Move Red-light District Out of Main City Citing Tourist Behavior, Sex Workers Fume

News 18

Amsterdam city council is looking forward to resetting the city’s tourist attractions by transferring its red-light area to a new location. The decision was made by the city’s mayor, Femke Halsema, who proposed to shut down many brothel windows in the narrow alleys around the city’s docks. According to a report by the Guardian, brothel windows of Amsterdam’s De Wallen …

Sex Light Sex Workers Workers City Red District

4 years, 2 months ago

Halsema presents detailed plan for a new 'Sex Hotel' in Amsterdam

NL Times

Plans to move sex workers in Amsterdam to a new ‘erotic center’ or ‘prostitution hotel’ have begun to materialize. She announced that a substantial number of sex workers who currently work in Red Light District would have to permanently draw the curtains across their windows. Instead, they would have to move to a new ‘erotic center,’ which, according to the …

Amsterdam Sex Workers Red Halsema Red Light District Presents Detailed

4 years, 2 months ago

Spectators asked to stay away from Spijkenisse as subway is removed from artwork

NL Times

Emergency services are in the process of removing a subway from a 10 meter high statue of a whale tail at De Akkers station in Spijkenisse. While this is a sight to behold, the mayor of Nissewaard and the security region Rotterdam-Rijnmond called on people to stay way so that social distancing can be maintained. The subway crashed through a …

Subway Spijkenisse

4 years, 2 months ago

Local businesses add to pressure on Amsterdam to clean up sex and drugs reputation

Dutch News

Eight Amsterdam employers organisations have joined forces in an effort to persuade the city council to radically reform the city’s image as a haven for sex and drugs, adding further pressure on officials to make major changes. In particular, city officials should act to tackle the window brothels in the red light district and to radically change the policy on …

Amsterdam Red District Tourists City Officials Coffee Shops Cannabis Cafes

4 years, 4 months ago

Nearly 150 fined in Amsterdam for not wearing a mask

NL Times

Enforcement officers in Amsterdam handed out 148 fines on Sunday to people not wearing a face mask in areas where this is mandatory. In one case, the person refused to listen and the police arrested them, a spokesperson for Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema said to AT5. It used to be 395 euros, because the Public Prosecution Service had not given …

Amsterdam Mask Halsema Nearly 150

4 years, 5 months ago

Amsterdam halts Red Light District alcohol sales; Better crowd control planned

NL Times

Amsterdam is banning the sale of alcohol in shops in the Red Light District over the weekend, in an attempt to better control crowds in the popular area. And day trippers and tourists will be urged to avoid crowds with targeted ads on their social media, the local security region Veiligiheidsregio Amsterdam-Amstelland announced on Thursday. The sale of alcohol in …

Social Media Amsterdam Crowd Red Light District

4 years, 5 months ago

Cyclists and pedestrians struggle to share space in 'corona-proof' cities

Dutch News

Cars are out, bikes are in and yes, even on narrow cobblestone paths you need to keep your distance. Utrecht followed Amsterdam’s lead, announcing it would confiscate parking spaces for bike parking. Parking Another Amsterdam resident, who gave her name as Monica Hendricks, was frustrated with the lack of her parking on the street after the city turned several parking …

Space Cities Bike Parking City Street Spaces

4 years, 5 months ago

More NL residents say work-at-home, video calls should stay

NL Times

Some of the changes the coronavirus pandemic brought with it may become permanent in the Netherlands. They found that the number of people working from home decreased slightingly, from just over half of workers at the start of the crisis to slightly less than half now. Meeting remotely Despite the increase in people feeling positive about working from home, some …

Netherlands Kim

Jam-packed Red Light District giving residents new angst

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