Two Stars for May Day
This year's May Day party/protest attracted 200,000 people to Kreuzberg 36, including 10,000 demonstrators and 5,000 police. But there were hardly any public toilets outside the official Myfest area. ...
5 Mai 20174min
RS Live: City Saves Kotti From Investors
The landmark Neues Kreuzberger Zentrum at Kottbusser Tor will be purchased by the Berlin city government, snatching it from the hands of private investors. The NKZ - the giant 70s construction that br...
23 Apr 201754min
Burglary at the Bürgeramt
S-Bahn or U-Bahn? Take the U-Bahn if you like free Wi-Fi and fare evading. Figures from the Berlin Senat show the S-Bahn prosecuted over 35,000 repeat ticket cheaters in 2016, three times as many as t...
20 Apr 20174min
Tegel Gets A Referendum
Berliners will get to vote on whether to keep Tegel open after the campaign to save the airport collected enough signatures to trigger a referendum. But even if Berlin votes yes in September, it doesn...
7 Apr 20173min
RS Live: The Ugly Side of Anti-Gentrification
Restauranteur Clare D'Orsay is a victim of anti-gentrification violence. She has been unfairly targeted by protesters angry about the potential eviction of Cafe Filou in Kreuzberg. Her restaurant Vert...
19 Mar 201757min
Child of the Poster Child
Hang on to your wallet on the U6 and U8. Crime stats show they're the hottest U-Bahn lines for pickpockets. While wallet theft is up, crime rates in Berlin have remained stable - not bad, since the ci...
16 Mar 20173min
Citizen's Arrest? Not on the U8
Ever wanted to make a citizen's arrest? Don't try it in Berlin. A local politician attempted to rally an U-Bahn carriage to help detain an alleged pickpocket, but was ignored by his fellow U8 passenge...
3 Mar 20173min
RS Live: Taskforce Acceleration
How to make Berlin's buses run faster? The city has set up a taskforce to come up with ideas. One of them is to allow passengers to board on the rear doors to save time. The BVG doesn't like the plan....
20 Feb 201749min
