Fewer get top-choice middelbare school & Amsterdam the city with lowest proportion of electric cars
Fewer Year 8 kids got their top-choice middelbare (high) school this year, and Amsterdam is the city with the lowest proportion of electric cars per thousand residents, says CBS. A short news round-up...
14 Apr 2min
Fatbikes banned in Vondelpark & a more diverse city council
Fatbikes are banned in Vondelpark from 11 May, and Amsterdam’s new council is more diverse . A short news round-up out of Amsterdam from 2 April 2026.Podcast audio produced by Broadcast Amsterdam for ...
2 Apr 1min
Groenlinks-PvdA's merger post-election & Brad Pitt shuts down Herengracht with rubbish film set
Amsterdam's Groenlinks-PvDa post election merger is followed by new coalition negotitions to lead the city council, and Brad Pitt shuts down the Herengracht with a rubbish film set: mountains of waste...
25 Mar 1min
Explosion in Zuidas follows earlier explosion outside Jewish school & social housing stock increases
Explosion in Zuidas follows earlier explosion outside Jewish school, and Amsterdam's social housing stock has increased according to the new Wonen in Amsterdam 2025 report. A short news round-up out o...
16 Mar 2min
Internationals debate taster, Amsterdam municipal elections 2026
Ahead of the 2026 Amsterdam municipal elections, on 9 March there was an Election Debate in English. BRAM RADIO aka Broadcast Amsterdam went along and made a [rough 😊] recording for anyone that misse...
16 Mar 2min
Bolt launches female taxi drivers option, giant chess is back & the growing international electorate for 18 March Amsterdam verkiezingen
For Amsterdam, the Bolt app launches the option to book a female taxi driver, giant chess is back and at a trial location on Frederiksplein, and how the growing international electorate can affect the...
4 Mar 3min
More Amsterdam kids getting vaccinated & ICL emissions crackdown, finally
More Amsterdam kids are getting vaccinated and finally the ICL fertilizer plant in Amsterdam-Noord must curb its emissions. A short news round-up out of Amsterdam from 19 February 2026.Audio produced ...
19 Feb 1min
Lowlands 2026 less popular & can De Ceuvel be saved?
Lowlands reported to be less popular this year, and can De Ceuvel, the sustainable cultural hub in Amsterdam Noord, be saved? A short news round-up out of Amsterdam from 9 February 2026.Audio produced...
10 Feb 1min
