Amsterdam News in English
Daily Amsterdam news translated from Dutch local newspapers into English for expats, international students, and digital nomads.
Code yellow for severe wind gusts in Northwest Netherlands overnight
The KNMI has issued a code yellow warning for heavy wind gusts in the northwestern Netherlands, including North Holland, from Saturday night into Sunday. These weather conditions are expected to cause...
VOC handballers fail to recover from poor start and lose cup final
The Amsterdam-based VOC handball team lost the national cup final 30-26 to Kwiek after failing to recover from a poor start. Despite narrowing the gap to a single point in the second half, technical e...
Alderman Pels wants to investigate ban on sale of individual rooms
Amsterdam Housing Councilor Zita Pels is investigating a ban on the sale of individual rooms within properties that have not been legally split. The move comes after an 11-square-meter room in Amsterd...
Drivers hit hard by unprecedented wave of roadworks: 'Don't just hit the road'
Following Easter, road users in the Netherlands face an unprecedented series of construction projects on major motorways including the A9, A44, and A10 around Amsterdam. Rijkswaterstaat warns of signi...
Listen to the Easter story and paint ostrich eggs: what to do this Easter weekend
Amsterdam offers a diverse range of activities this Easter weekend, including lamb petting at local farms, egg hunts in historic gardens, and creative workshops such as painting ostrich eggs. The holi...
Asylum seekers and Haarlem residents gather for Spaarne dinner
The Spaarnediner event in Haarlem brings together local residents and asylum seekers to foster community connections through shared meals and cultural exchange. Inspired by a similar initiative in Ams...
The battle against tourist shops: why the city center isn't changing
The municipality of Amsterdam is struggling to reduce the number of tourist-oriented shops in its city center, with research showing that 583 such businesses still exist despite years of restrictive p...
Souvenirs, rubber ducks and stroopwafels: still hundreds of tourist shops in the city
A survey by AT5 identified 583 tourist-oriented businesses in Amsterdam's city center, including 145 souvenir shops and over 120 pizzerias and steakhouses. Despite municipal efforts since 2016 to curb...
LIVE Eredivisie | Intriguing clash at Johan Cruijff Arena: 4th-placed Ajax vs 5th-placed FC Twente
Ajax faces FC Twente at the Johan Cruijff Arena in a crucial Eredivisie match between the fourth and fifth-placed teams. Both clubs are competing for a second-place finish to secure qualification for ...
Castricum parking lot is very busy, Uitgeest and Heiloo are not so bad. ‘The bicycle parking is annoying’
Commuters at train stations in Castricum, Uitgeest, and Heiloo face varying levels of parking availability, with Castricum experiencing significant congestion. The report also highlights a typical tra...
Stabbing perpetrator unsuccessfully complains of police violence and is now missing
An 18-year-old man was sentenced to one month of juvenile detention for a stabbing and theft in Amsterdam, though he currently remains missing. The court rejected his defense's claims of excessive pol...
A10 South tunneling also leads to tree felling on Beethovenstraat
Five trees on Beethovenstraat in Amsterdam's Zuidas district will be removed or relocated this week to facilitate the relocation of a water pipe for the A10 South tunneling project. This action follow...
4 years, 40 signings and 1 hit; why Ajax used a scattergun approach in the transfer market
Ajax's recruitment strategy has faced severe criticism after analysis showed only one of forty signings over the past four years has been a major success. The trend of poor investment is highlighted b...
Traffic controllers and multiple road closures due to expected Easter crowds
The municipality of Amsterdam has implemented traffic measures, including road closures and navigation app adjustments, to manage expected congestion during the Easter weekend. Traffic controllers wil...
Esmee has a unique job at DGTL: ‘I’m working with other people’s urine’
The DGTL Festival at Amsterdam's NDSM-werf marks the start of the festival season, featuring a unique sustainability initiative where worker Esmee processes festival-goers' urine. This project highlig...
Halsema on Dam speech: Pure antisemitism, you forfeit your right to peaceful protest
Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema condemned antisemitic remarks made by a speaker at a demonstration on Dam Square, describing the statements as 'pure antisemitism.' The police and Public Prosecutor's Off...
Bakery worker gets both hands trapped in machine
A bakery worker was injured after getting both hands trapped in a machine at an industrial facility in Amsterdam's Westpoort district. Emergency services, including the fire department using specializ...
Dirk shopping bag joins Stedelijk Museum collection
The iconic red shopping bag from the supermarket chain Dirk van den Broek has been added to the collection of the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam. The museum highlighted the bag as a significant example...
Ajax player Faberski sustains serious injury with Poland youth team
Jan Faberski, a 19-year-old Ajax winger on loan to PEC Zwolle, suffered a serious injury during a match for the Polish under-21 team against Armenia. PEC Zwolle confirmed the injury, noting that the p...
Politics on the Amstel: New council kicks off with worthless debate and PRO must show its colors in Israel referendum
The new Amsterdam city council began its term with debates on the current coalition's future, a potential fatbike ban, and an upcoming referendum regarding an Israel boycott. Additionally, the council...
Man convicted of kidnapping Insiya arrested in Latvia
Erik S., one of the individuals convicted for the 2016 kidnapping of Insiya in Amsterdam, has been arrested in Riga, Latvia, after fleeing his four-year prison sentence. Insiya was taken from her home...
Why are the trees at the Rijksmuseum wrapped in nets?
Trees in Amsterdam's Carel Willinkplantsoen have been wrapped in black nets and equipped with plastic crows to prevent birds from nesting before construction begins on a new Rijksmuseum sculpture gard...
'Rico the Chilean' now also suspected of attempting to solicit two contract killings
Amsterdam criminal Ricard R., known as 'Rico de Chileen,' is now suspected of attempting to incite two contract killings while already serving an eleven-year prison sentence. One of the targets was fa...
New forensic investigation at home where deceased bank employee was found
Police have resumed a forensic investigation at a home in Amsterdam-Zuid where an ABN Amro employee was found dead last week. While the cause of death remains unknown, authorities have stated there is...
New in Amsterdam: these spots opened in March (and yes, you’ll want to check them all out)
Several new venues opened in Amsterdam during the month of March, including a miniature museum and a restaurant featuring a world-famous chef in Amsterdam-Zuid. The article provides a guide to these n...
Tiny 11-square-meter room without bathroom or kitchen for nearly €100,000 sparks outrage
A tiny 11-square-meter room in Amsterdam listed for nearly 100,000 euros without a kitchen or bathroom has sparked public outrage. As these individual room sales become more frequent, Amsterdam's hous...
Report: night train between Schiphol and Lelystad not profitable
A report by transport company Arriva reveals that the trial night train service between Schiphol and Lelystad is not currently profitable. The pilot program, which operates on Friday and Saturday nigh...
17 and 19-year-old arrested after armed robbery in Pieter de Hoochstraat
Police arrested a 17-year-old and a 19-year-old following an armed street robbery in Amsterdam's Museumkwartier on Tuesday evening. The victim was uninjured after being forced to hand over personal it...
Substation to be built on site of WWII monument in Houtrakpolder
A new electricity station, A9 Zuid, will be constructed on the border of the Port of Amsterdam in the Houtrakpolder area. The project requires the relocation of the Lancaster monument, a memorial comm...
Passenger assaults conductor on Hoorn-Amsterdam train
On Thursday afternoon, an NS train conductor was threatened with a knife by a passenger on a train traveling between Castricum and Uitgeest. The conductor had isolated the man after he behaved aggress...