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“Stop Wars” / Haus der Statistik Otto-Braun-Strasse

'Stop Wars' on the cfacade of Haus der Statistik near Alexanderplatz - Photo: T.Bortels/nuberlin.com

Walking down towards Karl-Marx-Allee, coming from Alexanderplatz, you may have seen the huge piece of streetart written on the building of the former Haus der Statistik (House of Statistics) at the corner of Otto-Braun-Strasse: “STOP WARS”. It is currently probably one of the most photographed pieces of streetart around here – although one may want […]

Berlin traffic accident statistics: less fatal casualties in first half of 2017

Berlin traffic accidents - Photo 'ambulance' by T.Bortels/nuBerlin.com

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Good news: in the first six months of this year less people have died in Berlin traffic. And the numbers are actually almost half of what they used to be only one year ago. Compared to 2016 45% less people have died in traffic accidents. That is the lowest number for that time span in […]

Referendum to keep Tegel Airport open successful first step

Airport Tegel - Photo: T.Bortels/nuBerlin.com

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The Referendum “Berlin braucht Tegel” that aims at keeping the Airport Tegel open for operation obviously just managed to collect the necessary number of signatures. Almost 200.000 Berliners singed the petition that would make such a referendum possible. Originally a law would force Airport Tegel to close once the new Berlin Airport BER would be […]

K.W. Memorial Church at Breitscheidplatz, Berlin

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Pickpockets on the rise on Berlin Public Transport

Berlin Public Transport: U-Bahn - Photo: T.Bortels/nuBerlin.com

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The problem isn’t really new – pickpockets have always been targeting commuters in Berlin, as in probably every other city. But an increase of 50% in 2015 compared to 2014 is an alarming figure. In 2015 over 12.000 cases were reported to the police – on Berlin Public Transport (BVG) alone. That makes it almost […]

Berlin Tourism: 30 new Hotels in the next four years

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As you might know Berlin is a very popular destination for travelers from around the world. And basically since the Berlin Wall came down the numbers are only going up. In 2015 more than 30 million nights were booked in one of the many Berlin Hotels – a new record – again. And of course […]

Additional Free WiFi Hotspots at Berlin U-Bahn Stations

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For almost a year Berlin’s public transport provider BVG has been testing a single Free WiFi Hotspot at U-bahn station Osloer Strasse. Finally the company has come to the conclusion, that it seems to be a good idea to provide free wireless internet access at more subway stations across Berlin. The public transport provider has […]

More rental Bikes on Berlin Streets soon

Berlin rental Bikes - typical bike pool by Deutsche Bahn – Photo: T.Bortels/nuBerlin.com

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A new player has just entered the Berlin Rental Bike game, promising about 5000 rental bikes to hit Berlin streets in the near future. Most of the bikes by the Leipzig company Nextbike will probably be placed inside the S-Bahn-Ring – but over time more and more bike stations should also be available outside the […]