Hallo,

Die Gropius Passagen in Neukölln sind ja seit Jahren/Jahrzehnten in ihrem derzeitigen Bauzustand, also die beiden Gebäude links und rechts der Johannisthaler Chaussee mit Brücke, Parkhäuser oben und unten, und reichen vom Imbuschweg bis Kirschnerweg.

Aber das war nicht immer so. Früher, und da meine ich so um 1990 rum, sahen die Passagen noch sehr anders aus bzw. waren noch gar keine Passagen. Es waren noch einzelne Gebäude ohne Überdachung, und das ganze Areal war noch viel kleiner. Ich bin zu der Zeit in die WGS zur Schule gegangen und der Weg durch diese "Passagen" war oft Teil des Schulweges. Aber ich finde kein Material online oder Bilder.

Hat irgendjemand noch Bilder oder Quellen, wo man sich diese Passagen anschauen kann? Ich dachte, auf der Webseite der Gropius Passagen gäbe es ein Abschnitt über den Bau der Passagen, aber ich konnte nichts finden.

Does anyone else think there's an extremely high proportion of people using Rollatoren in Berlin? I feel like the quotient is very high compared to the other countries I have lived in, and the average age of the user is also quite low in comparison to what I'm used to seeing. If I had to guess, I would say it's down to smoking and drinking, but maybe there are long waits for hip replacement here? If anyone knows more about the topic than I do, I would love your input.

Saw a guy have a verbally attacking at a wolt Delivey guy for no reason other than the fact he felt he could. Wolt guy had his bike on the side of street - lots of room to walk past and was trying to fix his bike chain. Older guy started demanding he move, banging his bike. I was passing at the same time - got involved and told him to mind his own business. Guy moved on, swearing and moaning at me as he did so. Usual. Delivey guy was super kind. We chatted a bit and he said he faces issues daily. People treating him and his colleagues like glorified punching bags for their pent up anger. Recently teens finding it funny to try and push him off. Some kind of social media prank apparently. He also said people he delivers to treat him badly quite often. Lots engineer fake complaints to avoid paying. Damaging food etc. He said when was it was 40C a few weeks back a client on the top floor refused to fill his water bottle. Others were angry he was running late - even though it was the fault of the restaurants.

Lastly, he said locals rarely tip. wtf?

Just made me sad.

New floor stickers infront of BVG's iconic information & emergency call pillars intent to make them easier to locate and, as a result, increase the feeling of safety at the station platforms.

What does Pink*Zone stand for?

P = Punkt für (spot for)
I = Information
N = Notruf (emergency call)
K = Kontakt (contact)
\* = für alle (for everyone)

The project begun yesterday, on July 21st 2026 and currently runs at a testing phase, which is planned to last 3 months. For this, five designs have been placed at five chosen stations. The chosen stations and their floor sticker designs can be viewed on the 2nd image of this post.

BVG is also asking for feedback. Here is a link to their survey: https://kundenmeinung.bvg.de/zone

Below are two sites/articles from BVG going in-depth of this feature.
https://www.bvg.de/de/unternehmen/medienportal/pressemitteilungen/pm-pink-zone
https://nachgefragt.bvg.de/pinkzone/

Aswell as one article from Berliner Morgenpost, which is also where the first image of this post is from:
https://www.morgenpost.de/berlin/article412636783/fuer-mehr-sichtbarkeit-bvg-testet-pinkzones-an-notrufsaeulen.html

Power just went out in my building in the Neukölln Rixdorf area, apparently the platform power at nearby Sbahn Sonnenallee is out as well. Can’t find any news or updates about it.

Anyone know what’s going on?

(Posted with hope of speedy resolution, since my phone battery is at 8%😅)

War heute Vormittag in Wannsee. Dachte so, das kurze Stück zur S-Bahn kann ich auch laufen, aber als ich an der Bushaltestelle vorbeikam, sah ich einen echten alten Doppeldecker ankommen und er hielt sogar! Bin natürlich eingestiegen und hab ne kurze Zeitreise gemacht. :)
https://www.traditionsbus.de/linie_218.htm

Seit kurzem auf unserer Straße. Bedeuten die was? Gaunerzinken? Magische Beschwörungsformeln? Kreative Kinder? Vielleicht habt ihr eine Idee.

Not having German citizenship does not automatically exclude you from voting in Berlin's upcoming elections on 20 September. EU citizens can take part in local elections, and even refugees have opportunities to make their voices – indirectly – heard.

Not sure whether you can vote, which government bodies are being elected, what they do, or how the process works?

German passport holders, EU citizens, refugees: Your voting rights in Berlin's upcoming elections

https://www.handelsblatt.com/finanzen/immobilien/immobilien-mietanstieg-verliert-an-dynamik-berlin-erstmals-mit-rueckgang/100241848.html

Hello Leute i was wondering if there is a hidden gem for second hand books in the field of art, graphic design, illustration, I should visit.

Of course, this type of stores will offer more budget friendly options so , looking forward if you have any ideas.

Danke

Hi,

We don't get to know a lot about you. We know you're male, 26 years old at the time of donation (around 24th of March), live in Berlin or the surrounding area, and are most likely of Greek or Turkish background.

For starters thank you. You've given someone I care about a fair chance at beating her (34, Female, Melbourne, Australia.) cancer. She's done very well up until this point, but we've started to see her numbers go backwards.

So we have to ask for more.

Recently you would have been approached for a Lymphocyte donation. What I'm told is very similar to a blood or plasma donation. For whatever reason, you said no to this request and have removed yourself from the donation registry. But now that you have done the initial stem cell donation you are literally the only person on the planet that has the ability to help her.

We cannot fathom why a person would consent to the initial donation, go through with the procedure, but then not go through with a far less involved secondary blood donation. We ask that you please reconsider and get back in touch with the donation team.

Thank you again for your initial donation. And other readers, thank you for your time.

TW: sexual assault

I (M) was on the S-Bahn from Lollapalooza and the train was packed af. A weird guy then got in idk Westkreuz maybe and he started oogling tf out at the girls. I brushed it off as this might be the average Berlin experience but still observed his behaviour/movement.

Then he started to get handsy (kinda) but not really touching with people around him. Gave him the stare and he stopped briefly. Some moved away but then a few are kinda stucked due to the packed train.

Worst shit happened (as i expected) at Hbf, he grabbed a woman's crotch and got off the train. My adrenaline kicked in and pushed him hard enough and he fought back obviously. I screamed (in English) 'he is touching woman in train' but NOOOONE even helped. I confronted him again with light physical but he ran away and i dont really have THAT strength if i am being honest.

I know that stabbing in train is a theme now but what will he do against minimum 6 men around me if he got jumped? I honestly never thought about the danger because this shit triggered me so bad because i knew the feeling being in that girls place.

Anyways. No DB Sicherheit nor the police around. I informed the info Mitarbeiter at the entrance and i needed to catch the train. I have no hope since i cant really remember which carriage or whoch platform since i my adrenaline was on a high and i can't really help more because i needed to catch my ICE. Hopefully that girl is ok though.

I've been quietly photographing them around the city. What got me was how the color lands against Berlin's architecture. Still a work in progress.

Today I was walking home and as I crossed Sonnenallee, I saw some kind of Streit between a woman and one/some men? I guess? She seemed angry but not victim-like, walked away with a man. Seemed like maybe a possible pickpocket or something, not sure.

But then, what felt like crazy swarms of men poured out of two shops on opposite sides of a side street. Definitely sparked by some kind of pride/disrespect and then ignited to a bunch of men beginning to all out brawl. Some got pushed around a bit, but I don’t think anyone got hurt. I did look away when one picked up a cement brick, but then suddenly they were mostly gone, and one minute later the entire block was surrounded by Polizei.

So uh, I live a block away and walk down this street all the time. And while I don’t mind and I don’t feel afraid, I would be grateful for any understanding and tips to make sure I’m not being naive.

I guess I have to say it seemed like it was Turkish vs Syrians? (Is it really like that?) No idea about the woman - she was wearing a colorful headscarf and rather western clothes. I’m white 40’s woman.

EDIT: Okay, I understand the fear of getting into an ethnic discussion. That’s not really what I meant - I was just trying to identify the groups and where tension might be. It feels no different to gangs in west coast America with completely different ethnicities, with fewer guns.

Anyway. I guess I’ll carry on not having learned much at all from this. As always, love you and fuck you too, Berlin 🫶🖕

Ich bin verzweifelt 😅 Ich war schon in zehn Läden ohne Erfolg. Ich reise morgen Nachmittag zurück und wohne in Prenzlauer Berg. Wissen Berliner*innen hier, wo ich noch einen Vorrat von Minor Figures kaufen kann, um ihn mit nach Hause zu nehmen?