The big strike, the new “afhaal” & more

Prep for the big public transport strike (Wednesday 9 Sept), a smart new ‘afhaal’ (takeaway) and more …

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A local news roundup, what’s on in Amsterdam, and music picks 🎶 – just a few, including Dua Lipa, The Weeknd and Phoenix.

Stories included …

• The upcoming strike is hitting  all public transit in the Netherlands, including the ferries in Amsterdam. Tough for those living or working in Noord, and why they won’t open the Piet Hein tunnel to pedestrians and cyclists as an alternative: https://www.at5.nl/artikelen/239721/noord-zo-goed-als-op-slot-tijdens-staking-vervelend-maar-ze-hebben-groot-gelijk
• A new Amsterdam horeca biz in Rivierenbuurt has only one menu option every day, at a reasonable price 8,95. And it’s called Couvert! Read more here: https://www.parool.nl/uit-in-amsterdam/bij-couvert-in-de-rivierenbuurt-staat-er-elke-dag-maar-een-gerecht-op-het-menu-voor-8-95-euro~b9b26f7d/
• A tree in New York that grew from a cutting of the tree in Amsterdam that Anne Frank looked out on is struggling to stay alive, the NYT writes about it: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/nyregion/anne-frank-tree-ground-zero.html?searchResultPosition=1

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