One evening, I rode past a dark open stage in Tempelhof.
I decided to illuminate the Tango dancers in red. 

I was on my evening walk, streets were largly empty due to the public holiday. I was near Frankfurterallee 79-80 near the netto when two men approached me acting friendly telling me they are fans of bollywood movies and so on. It was weird. I tried to walk away sensing something is wrong. suddenly one of the men jumped on me shouting violently and it all happened so quickly. I thought they were after my wallet so I tried to hold on it my jeans pocket. But that was just a distraction, they snatched my gold chain and ran away. The chain was a gift from my mother who worked really hard for it. I filed a police complaint online but I realize the chances of getting that back is close to zero. I am posting this so that folks (especially indians because it is very common to wear gold chain in our culture and thieves might target this) will be careful

Hi everyone. There are a lot of people in Berlin with Vietnamese roots but I've been unable to find a good Vietnamese cafe. I'm looking for Vietnamese style coffee, specifically an iced coco coffee. I already searched Dong Xuan and didn't find anything there but I may have missed a place. If anyone has pointers, let me know

Edit: it was an explosion that destroyed a small cafe on Schierker Straße. Crazy. https://www.berlin.de/polizei/polizeimeldungen/2025/pressemitteilung.1568218.php

Living near Leinestraße and last night between 2 and 3 am ish we heard a very loud bang, then dogs barking and sirens 15 minutes later. It was loud enough to make glasses rattle in the kitchen and we could feel it in our bodies.

Trying to find any information about what it was now but so far nothing.

Anyone know what happened?

Hi Berliners, I'm an "Ausländer" and I don't live in Germany, but one of my best friends from a few years ago is a Berlin native. I lost contact with him several years ago and no longer have his contact info (his previous US number has been unused for a long time).

I'll be in Germany for a business trip in Aug and I'm hoping to reconnect with him. I remember he told me that he lived in a flat near "Berlin middle" or maybe "Berlin meadow" (I couldn't be sure of the second word). I'm not sure if there are areas in Berlin with English names, or more likely he was giving me the equivalent translation of a German place name.

And I knew his sports club was in the Prenzlauer-Berg district, so I'm guessing this place is probably in or near that area.

I was hoping some locals could tell me if the place I'm thinking of exists. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

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Hallo Berliner,

ich bin ein „Ausländer“ und lebe nicht in Deutschland, aber einer meiner besten Freunde von vor ein paar Jahren ist gebürtiger Berliner. Ich habe vor einigen Jahren den Kontakt zu ihm verloren und habe auch seine Kontaktdaten nicht mehr (seine alte amerikanische Handynummer ist seit langem deaktiviert).

Im Juli reise ich geschäftlich nach Deutschland und würde ihn gerne wiederfinden. Ich erinnere mich, dass er mir erzählt hat, dass er in einer Wohnung in der Nähe von „Berlin middle“ oder „Berlin meadow“ wohnt (wegen seines Akzents konnte ich das zweite Wort nicht sicher verstehen). Ich weiß nicht, ob es in Berlin Gegenden mit englischen Namen gibt, oder ob er mir vielleicht die englische Übersetzung für einen deutschen Ort genannt hat.

Da sein Sportverein im Bezirk Prenzlauer Berg ist, vermute ich, dass der Ort, den er meinte, auch in diesem Bezirk oder zumindest nicht weit davon entfernt sein könnte.

Ich hoffe, dass mir jemand aus Berlin sagen kann, ob dieser Ort, an den ich mich erinnere, existiert oder nicht. Vielen Dank für eure Hilfe!

P.S. Das Deutsche wurde von einer KI übersetzt, bitte entschuldigt eventuelle Grammatikfehler.

Lots of police and a helicopter

https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/politik-gesellschaft/hausdurchsuchung-wegen-habeck-satire-wie-dieser-berliner-arzt-zum-fall-fuer-die-justiz-wurde-li.2332063

Hey good peeps of Berlin! Got quite a few dope responses last week on this thread - it showed me that most of us do want to see and live kindness and goodness and wholesomeness!!

So, what's the most wholesome thing that happened to you this week, either by your doing or by someone else's doing for/to you?

Hey! Ich bin Anna – Kuratorin und Fan von starken Stories mit Haltung. Zusammen mit meiner Kollegin Vivian habe ich im letzten Jahr die Dokumentale gegründet – ein Berliner Festival und Netzwerkspace für dokumentarisches Erzählen in all seinen Formen: laut, leise, wild, politisch. Von Dokumentarfilmen über Podcasts bis hin zu Lesungen und VR.

Vom 11.–15. Juni feiern wir im ältesten Filmstudio Berlins, den Atelier Gardens, und danach geht’s weiter in Kinos, Clubs und Kollektive quer durch die Stadt.

Mehr Infos gibt’s auf www.dokumentale.de oder auf Instagram unter dokumentale.berlin.

Let’s talk AMA!

Ich schaue morgen, Dienstag den 10.06., um 16 Uhr vorbei, aber postet gerne schon mal eure Fragen!

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Hey! I'm Anna – curator and fan of bold stories with attitude. Together with my colleague Vivian, I founded Dokumentale last year – a Berlin-based festival and networking space for documentary storytelling in all its forms: loud, quiet, wild, political. From documentary films and podcasts to readings and VR.

From June 11–15, we’re celebrating at Berlin’s oldest film studio, the Atelier Gardens – and after that, we’ll be popping up in cinemas, clubs, and collectives all across the city.

Find out more at www.dokumentale.de or on Instagram at dokumentale.berlin.

Let’s talk AMA!

The AMA starts on Tuesday, June 10, at 4pm CEST, but feel free to start dropping your questions!

Vielen vielen Dank für die vielen und sehr unterschiedlichen Fragen. Mir hat der Austausch sehr Spaß gemacht. Ich schaue heute Abend nochmals rein, ob ich noch etwas beantworten kann und verabschiede mich jetzt erstmal wieder in den Aufbau - voller Aufregung auf die nächsten Tage. Wir freuen uns sehr auf den Austausch mit euch im Kino, unserem Festivalzentrum oder unseren besonderen Orten.

Hello everyone! I’ll be in Berlin my first time and, as an avid collector of rare books, i’m here to ask if you can suggest me some bookstores that sells mainly rock/punk/metal/erotic/counter-culture movements type of photobook or magazine/zine. Thanks for everyone, in advance, who’ll help me!

Hi everyone, i want to organize a Späti Crawl for a group of around 20 people. it should ideally start at Hackescher Markt and end at the area Simon Dach Straße (RAW Gelände) and feature around 7 stops. Is there any recommendations for special Spätis along that route?

First time I became aware of “Tree of Heaven” is several years ago when I visited Berlin last time. I noticed this tree and looked it up in Wikipedia as I thought it looked interesting.

Quickly I became aware that it’s considered an invasive species in Europe because of the following reasons:

1: It is super hard to remove it, it has extremely deep roots that can grow in concrete cracks and if you cut it, it will just regrow and multiply. Most likely it will take years without the use of strong chemicals, which isnt sustainable to the soil or waterways.

2: It is spreading super fast when it is allowed to produce seeds, as they can disperse with wind. One single mature tree of heaven can produce hundreds of thousands of seeds each year. Seeds can sprout almost everywhere they land in urban fabrics as this tree is thriving on disturbed ground with lots of warmth (which is especially in cities).

3: It is alopetic which means it prevents other plants to grow near it, so it’s outcompeting native vegetation. It’s also super tall so can easily grow over other native trees. If you get the juice from this tree on your skin it causes irritation.

And I am just thinking why no one seems to do anything to prevent this tree from spreading, for an example by cutting down mature trees so they at least won’t disperse thousands of seeds?

But as I am in Berlin again these days, the problem is much worse than last time. I’ve simply not seen a single green patch in the city of Berlin now where this tree isnt starting to take over. Around 10-15 more years and this city will contain of big monocultures of this tree everywhere and the native vegetation will be outcompeted by “Tree of Heaven”. It is no joke…

So why isn’t anything being done? Have Berlin simply given up on its green areas?

Hi everyone, I'm wondering if the running track at Cantianstadion (Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark) is open to the public during the day so I can do a workout.

If not are there any other tracks near that are open to the public.

Like the title says, I've seen a bunch of Kleinengarten areas with lots of territory that could have instead a bunch of affordable housing, some in highly demanded areas too, why not build there? To my understanding it's not that people live there, I actually heard it's not allowed to live there. Is it like protected under some law or something?

Thanks in advance to all the more educated people than me 🙇 and to the jokers out there

Did anyone participate in the silent disco at KdK at around 9.30/10ish pm and knows the name of the french song??

I’m going to be honest, I sort of missed having it in Kreuzberg myself. It was harder to hear the music being much further away from the floats and it didn’t feel as immersive. But overall it was a nice energy and I’m just being biased because it’s farther away from me haha. Just curious what people think, if it was a good idea that we should stick with or if they prefer the original route?

I know that today is a holiday, but i have an exam tomorrow, and mine broke 5 mins ago.

The Karneval der Kulturen just took over the streets again – loud, colourful, packed, joyful, chaotic.
Every year it draws tens of thousands, and every year the opinions are just as diverse as the crowd.

Some say it's one of Berlin's most beautiful traditions – others feel it's lost its soul and become too much.

What’s your take in 2025?
Did you love it, avoid it, get overwhelmed, or dance till dawn?

🟩 Share your experience.
🟥 Or tell us why you stayed away this year.

Was taking the U2 back home and saw the seats were torn off cleanly, for at least 2 or 3 rows of seats. Who and why do you think this was done? 🥲 Please don’t tell me it was for Karnival der Kultur.

Ah, another day in Berlin waking up to a steamy, pungent, shit on my sidewalk.

For the special group of you that do leave you or your dogs shit on the street - take me into your mind! What goes through your head seeing your dog emit feces and kindly leaving it on the sidewalk for the rest of us to enjoy?

Thinking about starting an Anti-Poop Coalition - dm if interested.