Amsterdam Centrum

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People walking by De Carrousel pancake restaurant in Amsterdam Centrum. 7 February 2024
BusinessCultureFood
Amsterdam demolishes iconic pancake house De Carrousel for park, playground renovation
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A crowded Leidsestraat in Amsterdam
PoliticsCultureLifestyle
More than half of Amsterdam residents lack confidence in city government
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King's Day Celebration.
Politics
Amsterdam orders public to stay away from the city due to overcrowding
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A police officer looks on as a trauma helicopter arrives in Amsterdam after five people were stabbed in the city center. 27 March 2025
Crime
Police raid Amsterdam hotel after knife attack leaves five badly wounded
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Amsterdam's historic city center.
PoliticsBusinessCultureLifestyle
Amsterdam residents frustrated as city center deteriorates, survey shows
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Amsterdam's historic city center.
Business
Room for 4,500 more homes on Amsterdam city center rooftops
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Crowded Leidsestraat in Amsterdam
PoliticsBusiness
Amsterdam to ban hotels from jamming in sleeping pods to reduce city center overtourism
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Crime scene tape and a police car, with police officers in the background
Crime
Explosion damages house in Venlo, suspect on the run; stabbing in Amsterdam
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Rioters smashed video screens in the foyer of a University of Amsterdam building on the Roeterseiland campus during a pro-Palestinian protest. 13 May 2024
Crime
University of Amsterdam closes for two days after Pro-Palestinian protest turns violent
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Investigators spent time on the Nieuwendijk in Amsterdam after a woman was found murdered in her home there. 6 May 2024
Crime
Police arrest 50-year-old man for woman's murder in Amsterdam city center home
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The sign outside a police station near Leidseplein in Amsterdam. 30 April 2023
Crime
Woman's death in Amsterdam city center home a possible murder case, police say
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An Extinction Rebellion activist laying down on the A10 in Amsterdam while wearing an orange vest over a lion costume on King's Day. The protestor was behind a sign stating, "Protect climate activists, they are protecting life". 27 April 2024
Business
Amsterdam climate protest blocks A10 highway; Pro-Palestinian group blocks central road
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Amsterdam police investigating the discovery of a dead 55-year-old Spanish man on the Amstel River at Sarphatistraat. 22 March 2024
Crime
Foul play: Homeless Spanish man found dead in river at Amsterdam's 5-star Amstel Hotel
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The statue Het Lieverdje on the Spui in Amsterdam
CultureLifestyle
Amsterdam statue of young boy knocked over by truck
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Femke Halsema
Politics
Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema secures City Council nomination for second term
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The Kooks performing on the main stage at Paradiso in Amsterdam
PoliticsBusinessCultureEntertainment
Neighbors win appeal in Paradiso noise dispute; Court orders Amsterdam to investigate
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Customers walking into De Carrousel pancake restaurant in Amsterdam Centrum. 7 February 2024
BusinessCultureFood
Famous Amsterdam pancake restaurant closing to make room for a park
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Storefront of Van Wonderen Stroopwafels in Amsterdam, 18 June 2022
CultureFood
Shop in heart of Amsterdam selling stroopwafels to tourists at €13 a piece
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The streets of the Red Light District in Amsterdam packed with tourists on a Thursday night in July 2017
Business
Many Amsterdam residents think city center is getting dirtier, more crowded
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An undated video distributed in January 2024 shows an unidentified man attempting to strike one of two men holding hands while walking along Kerkstraat in Amsterdam
Crime
Amsterdam police investigating city center gay bashing viral video
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The souvenir shop at Damstraat 2A, a pharmacy, and another souvenir shop at the intersection with Nes in September 2021
Crime
Investigators link many Amsterdam tourist shops to money laundering, drug trafficking
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The merger of the Thalys and Eurostar will lead to the end of the Thalys brand, and the launch of new Eurostar branding. January 2023
PoliticsBusiness
Eurostar: Consultant to look at future of Amsterdam Central Station trains
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Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema, flanked by police officers in front of the Stopera, argues with sex workers angered about her policies regarding the Red Light District and the proposed erotic center. 30 March 2023
CrimePoliticsBusiness
Amsterdam mayor: Limiting Erotic Center hospitality business addresses residents' fears
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The 3D printed temporary Stoof bridge over the Oudezijds Achterburgwal, July 2021
InnovationCultureArt
3D-printed bridge in the Red Light District will soon be removed