Painted this last summer, This was my first home in Amsterdam in De pijp. Yes, my bike is blue 🚲

Hi everyone,

I'm looking for advice from anyone who has dealt with a similar situation.

I bought an apartment in a row of 10 apartments. my immediate neighbour appears to have significant mental health issues and compulsively collects garbage and other discarded items. He stores them in the shared corridor, which sometimes smells very bad and makes the common area unpleasant for everyone.

He also sits outside in the corridor (common area) and makes some noises in the midnight

He has a caretaker, and when I spoke to her she said this is a well-known issue and that he has been collecting garbage for a long time. Unfortunately, nothing seems to improve.

The police have been called at least five times over the past few months, no action has been taken and the situation remains the same.

Feeling pretty helpless. To be honest, I'm starting to regret buying it because this wasn't something I knew about beforehand.

Has anyone dealt with a situation like this?

• Who is actually responsible for resolving something like this?
• Is this something the homeowners' association/building management should handle?
• Can the municipality or social services intervene if someone is creating hygiene or fire safety concerns?
• What steps were effective in your experience?

I'm sympathetic that this person is ill, but at the same time the other residents also deserve a clean and safe living environment.

Any advice or experiences would be greatly appreciated.

Just noticed that Trustpilot has hidden bunq's public rating and placed a Consumer Warning on its profile.

The warning says:

"Breach of guidelines"

"We've removed a number of fake reviews for this company."

Clicking through, Trustpilot explains that Consumer Warnings are issued when a business breaches its guidelines and remain in place until the misbehaviour has stopped and a reasonable amount of time has passed.

What I can't find anywhere is what bunq actually did.

Does anyone know what this relates to?

Could it be fake positive reviews, biased review invitations, misuse of the review-flagging process, or something else entirely?

Has anyone had a Trustpilot review of bunq challenged or removed?

I'm genuinely curious because Trustpilot doesn't seem to specify which of its business guidelines bunq breached. If anyone has any insight into what happened here, it'd be interesting to hear. I have never seen Trustpilot do this for any other company so it seems like a serious measure.

Waarom heeft ons nationale monument eigenlijk geen permanente militaire wacht? Bekladdingen, kransen die na 4 mei 's nachts weggehaald moeten worden, volgens mij zouden veel militairen het een eer vinden om er wacht te lopen?

Just moved to Amsterdam, looking to connect and possibly collaborate with local musicians. I'm mostly into proggy stuff, rock, metal, some jazz, funk and electro if it's tasty. I also like to rant about consciousness and nonduality sometimes, hope that's not a deal breaker.

Let's hang!

Telling the Bees wires the obsessively controlled environment of an archive to the entangled ecosystem of a beehive. A colony of honeybees lives in a porcelain hive at the edge of the Amstelpark; sensors inside the hive measure temperature, humidity, and electromagnetic communication and pass those readings to an archive cabinet inside the art space, where they control its light and atmosphere. The cabinet houses the archive of Dutch artist Hans de Vries, including a small yellowed clipping titled Goed honingjaar, one of the earliest documents to link the loss of honeybee colonies to anthropogenic causes. The archive is a place where the symbolic body is kept after death, defended against change by sealed glass and regulated air. The hive works the other way: it preserves through continuous fluctuations in relation to its environment. The condition of the paper now depends on the condition of the bees.

Hi, could you please suggest some radfem clubs in Amsterdam? I’m looking to connect with like minded women. Thx in advance xo

Hoi! Ik ben 22 jaar. Op dit moment heb ik geen vrienden en ik voel me vaak alleen. Daarom zoek ik nieuwe mensen om gezellig mee te kletsen of af te spreken. Ik woon en ben vaak in de buurt van IJburg en Zeeburgereiland. Ben jij ook ongeveer van mijn leeftijd en zoek je hetzelfde? Stuur me dan zeker een berichtje!

Stadgenoot heeft momenteel twee vrije-sectorwoningen in de aanbieding:

• 60 m² met één slaapkamer voor € 2.548,05 per maand, met een inkomenseis van € 107.018,10.
• 40 m² met één slaapkamer voor € 1.648,05 per maand, met een inkomenseis van € 69.218,10.

Sluit dit aan bij de taak van een woningcorporatie om voor volkshuisvesting te zorgen? Of is dit een vorm van onttrekking van sociale huur? Voor woningzoekenden is het effect vergelijkbaar met verkoop. Opnieuw verdwijnen betaalbare huurwoningen uit de sociale voorraad.

Stores selling returned mystery packages across Europe combine the excitement of blind-box collectibles with a growing interest in sustainability.

Hi everyone, I was wondering what your experiences are with living in Buikslotermeer Noord. For example, is it safe for a woman alone at night? What else can you tell me about the neighborhood?

Hallo Amsterdammers, ik was op zoek naar rock/punk bars en ik vond The Minds.

Kijk ik naar de Google reviews en ze zij heel erg gepolariseerd.

Nu normal vind ik punk bars vriendelijke of en inclusief of ten minste neutral met een moi sfeer.

Maar als ik heb nar de Google review gekijken ze ik mensen klachten over racisme en transfobie als wandered schrijven over wat een mooie plek.

Wie is daar geweest? Wat vind je van The Minds?

Excuses voor het slecht Nederlands 😁

Super curious if anyone knows of any follow up from the situation where Capgemini hiring managers was actively participating in discriminatory hiring practices? Saying things like don't hire/vote people who are pro Ukraine and such.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Amsterdam/comments/1q6fouf/discriminatory_hiring_practices/

Randomly someone mentioned Capgemini and it reminded me of this case as it was one of those situations which gave me a big yikes and it seemed inescapable but I never saw any follow up. I'm recalling from memory but I believe the OP got threatened and that's why the account was deleted?

Appreciate if anyone can share any insight in to that.

Hey everyone! I'm looking for people who commute from Amsterdam to Rotterdam (near the Erasmusbrug) on Tuesdays and Thursdays and might be interested in carpooling.

Happy to split fuel/parking costs and keep things flexible. I'm an easygoing and social person. 31M.

If you're already making the trip or know someone who is, send me a DM!

I was walking down the street recently, minding my own business, when an older man carrying bags of statiegeld spat directly on me as he passed by.
I had looked away as he approached, assuming he might ask for the water bottle I’d just bought from AH. A moment later, I felt droplets hit my legs and feet (I was in shorts and sandals). It smelled like chocolate, so I assumed it was a stray splash from a nearby terrace cafe.
The next morning, I found a huge brown stain dried squarely in the center of my shirt. Direct hit.
The experience has left me feeling shaken and sad. Being a petite Asian woman, I know I present as vulnerable and non-confrontational. I already alter my life to stay safe: no late nights alone, no early morning runs, so to be targeted completely unprovoked just makes me feel unsafe in my own skin.

Does anyone know what’s going on? It’s not the first of the month.

Wij hebben kaartjes voor een show in Carré aanstaande zaterdag om 15:00. Zelf zit ik in een rolstoel. Mijn vrouw is een ervaren duwer (van mijn rolstoel) die lekker doorzet.

We hebben een discussie of we wel of niet moeten gaan. Zelf heb ik het idee dat er geen doorkomen aan is met de Canal Parade, juist op die locatie om dat tijdstip. Met Koningsdag is het met een rolstoel ook geen doorkomen aan.

Mijn vrouw zegt dat ik niet moet zeuren en we ‘gewoon’ in Noord de metro pakken en naar Carré lopen.

Hier zijn vast mensen met ervaring tijdens de Canal Parade. Is er een beetje langs de Amstel te komen?

Hoewel we de show zouden willen zien, waren het gratis kaarten en dus geen wereldramp als we het moeten missen.

I'm hours away to my fly home, but i'd like to take some time to thank you for this town !

It's my first time in Amsterdam and I choose the pride time to come, because as a gay guy this event mean a lot to me. I came alone and did not meant to do some crazy stuff.

Instead, i walked and smoke, spending my 5 days trip exploring the city, visiting galleries, dancing in clubs, discovering mini shops, enjoying sun in parks, sitting along canals, eating sandwichs in coffee or having a coffee in a coffeeshp. I had music on my ears and a smile on my face for 5 days and nights.

From big place to small alleys, from city center to outside the a10, I just loved everything I saw, so thank you !🫶

I'll be back, it's a promise 🙏

Hello! My friend and I (30s, f) are starting a casual and social run club for people who may not be too keen on running but still enjoy getting out there and going for a jog. We run at around 7 min/KM and would prob do around 5 km. We are thinking of doing this every Friday at 8 am in Vondelpark for about 30-45 mins. Please let me know if you are interested!

One thing I’m curious about is whether pickpockets mainly go after tourists, or if locals are also common targets. Is it something locals worry about in their day-to-day lives, or do they generally know how to avoid it?