🌤️ Guten Morgen, Berlin!
Here’s your quick update on what’s happening around the city on Tuesday, August 26 - from urgent alerts to stories in the subreddit. Let’s dive in.
🇩🇪 Rail replacement service from Monday on S-Bahn lines in north-east Berlin
Major S-Bahn disruptions hit northeast Berlin from early Monday as a new electronic signal box at Nordkreuz is commissioned: S8 trains between Pankow and Karow/Hohen Neuendorf will be replaced by accessible buses until the morning of 5 September; S2 and S26 are also suspended between Pankow and Karow with bus replacements. Separately, Blankenfelde–Mahlow has bus service until 22 September, and Ringbahn works mean buses run between Greifswalder Straße and Gesundbrunnen until 8 September (22:00); S-Bahn advises tram and U‑bahn alternatives. (rbb24, 2 minute read)
🇩🇪 Berlin subway station Mohrenstraße to be renamed in December
Berlin's Mohrenstraße U‑bahn station will be renamed Anton‑Wilhelm‑Amo‑Straße at the December 2025 timetable change, matching last weekend’s official renaming of the street after Anton Wilhelm Amo, the first known Black philosopher in Germany. Temporary overlays are already on the U2 platform; whether the station will also get a decolonial memorial is unclear and the BVG says it was not informed. The move follows a 2020 district vote and years of legal disputes over the term "Mohr." (rbb24, 2 minute read)
🇩🇪 Drones, wastewater, recycling - Berlin tests sustainable ideas for the future
Berlin on Aug. 25, 2025 announced €9 million in funding for three real-world "Reallabor" pilots over three years to test sustainable urban solutions: B(e)Ware will reintegrate regional reclaimed building materials in three construction projects (including a Müggelsee rescue station); IWIQ will trial greywater reuse and wastewater heat recovery for neighbourhoods; and U‑Space Berlin will test drone delivery of light medical goods and food in a Tempelhof‑Schöneberg industrial area to shorten routes and ease traffic (56 projects applied). (rbb24, 2 minute read)
⚡ Quick Hits
🇩🇪 A100: New Ringbahn bridge to be completed by summer 2027 (Berliner Zeitung, 1 minute read)
🇩🇪 Arson attack on cannabis store (rbb24, 1 minute read)
🇩🇪 How historic parks suffer from extreme weather events (rbb24, 4 minute read)
🇩🇪 Federal police find drugs during a check at Friedrichstraße station (Berliner Zeitung, 1 minute read)
🇩🇪 How a death turned a cup match into a charity match (rbb24, 3 minute read)
📅 Events Today
🎟️ Fashion Open Air Alexanderplatz | August 26 - September 07, 2025 | The Fashion Open Air Alexanderplatz offers fashion shows and an entertainment program in the middle of the city.
🎟️ Dance in August | August 13 - 30, 2025 | Dance in August is one of the most important festivals of contemporary dance and the largest gathering of dance theater in Europe.
🎟️ Schollenfest | August 22 - September 07, 2025 | The Schollenfest in Berlin-Tegel offers family fun for young and old visitors amid the residential area "Freie Scholle".
💬 What Berliners Are Talking About
🗣️ Are beggars always trying to scam? - Debate over whether street beggars are genuinely needy or part of organized scams.
🗣️ Denkt ihr, ich kann einfach einen Termin im Bürgeramt von jemandem anderen nehmen? - Redditors dismiss impersonation idea, offering realistic tips to secure legit Bürgeramt appointments.
🗣️ U-Bahn: Different colours for different directions - Debate over color-coding U-Bahn directions versus signage, cost, and aesthetics.
🚃 Fun Fact: East Berliners nicknamed one model of the S-Bahn trains “Cola Dosen” (“Coke Cans”) due to their bright red color – even after those trains were repainted in the traditional yellow-red, the quirky nickname stuck.
👋 That's a wrap!
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