Get a cup of coffee or matcha at Laundry Boy in the Jordaan while your laundry is being done

Record number of building permits, but housing supply will not grow for now

The number of building permits for new homes in the Netherlands has reached record levels. However, experts at ING Research note that construction is not increasing due to labor shortages, high building costs, and nitrogen regulation issues.

Architect André van Stigt (68) visits his father Joop's North Amsterdam school building as it gains listed status: I think it has been needlessly mistreated

Between cheese, candy and hemp seeds: Amsterdam streetwear label La Fam now has its own store on the Nieuwendijk

Ridden and groped: bronze bull on Beursplein symbolises optimism and rising stock prices

Benches on Purmerplein in North created vibrancy, but strict rules now ban their use