Here’s your quick update on what’s happening around the city on Tuesday, September 16 - from urgent alerts to stories in the subreddit. Today we went through 100+ articles, posts and events so you don't have to. Let’s dive in.

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🇩🇪 Mutombo death: serious accusations against Berlin police

Berlin’s state anti‑discrimination ombudsperson (LADG) has formally faulted police for the 2022 death of Kupa Illunga Medard Mutombo, who lost consciousness during a Sept. 14 Spandau intervention and died weeks later. The report says officers violated anti‑discrimination rules over his disability and language, used prone restraint that increased asphyxia risk, and lacked medical help; prosecutors are investigating five officers and the ombudsperson demands an apology, at least €45,000 compensation and systemic reform. (rbb24, 2 minute read)

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🇩🇪 Two clan brothers convicted - but one is walking free through Berlin again

Brothers Abdu (29) and Benjamin O. were convicted in Berlin for a series of violent attacks in Neukölln (May–Sept 2023), including a near‑fatal knife stabbing; one received 14 years 6 months and remains jailed, the other was sentenced to about 17 years but left court free until the sentence is final because pretrial detention had lapsed. The judge cited a climate of fear and an "overreaching need for dominance." (B.Z. – Die Stimme Berlins, 3 minute read)

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🇩🇪 Berlin has to postpone renovation of former Tegel Airport - because there is no money!

Completion of Berlin’s former Tegel airport redevelopment into the “Berlin TXL” urban tech park has been delayed from 2030 to 2035 after Senate budget shortfalls and rising costs — now estimated at €833m versus €450m. Dismantling and pollutant removal run until early 2026; the Berlin University of Applied Sciences’ planned 2027 move is postponed, and neither the university nor Science Senator Ina Czyborra were informed. (B.Z. – Die Stimme Berlins, 1 minute read)

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⚡ Quick Hits

• 🇩🇪 Botox in Berlin: Why even young people are having procedures (tip-berlin.de, 7 minute read)

• 🇩🇪 Berlin Interior Senator Spranger concerned about rise in knife violence (rbb24, 2 minute read)

• 🇩🇪 Criminal gangs are targeting our young people (B.Z. – Die Stimme Berlins, 2 minute read)

• 🇩🇪 These roads will be closed due to the Berlin Marathon (rbb24, 3 minute read)

• 🇩🇪 Charité professor alarmed: Child molesters getting younger and more brutal (BILD, 1 minute read)

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📅 Events Today

• 🎟️ International Literature Festival | September 11 - 20, 2025 | In September, Berlin becomes the capital of literature. Around 200 authors from over 40 countries are expected at the International Literature Festival 

• 🎟️ Musikfest Berlin | August 30 - September 23, 2025 | The Musikfest, which emerged from the traditional Berliner Festwochen, is Berlin's largest festival for orchestral music. 

• 🎟️ Days of Jewish Culture | November 13 to 23, 2025 | In 2025, the Days of Jewish Culture will once again offer a feast for the senses and present modern Jewish culture through music, cinema and literature. 

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💬 What Berliners Are Talking About

• 🗣️ Help with getting ADHD medication (I am diagnosed but have no psychiatrist atm) - Posted for advice on restarting ADHD medication amid shame, bureaucracy, and procrastination.

• 🗣️ A spot where I can party like in Asia? - Locals suggest late-night Korean pubs and restaurants with karaoke and cheap soju.

• 🗣️ People living in non-WBS state owned housing (eg. Howoge, Degewo etc.), what size is your apartment? - Berlin renters compare apartment sizes, rents, household rules, and maintenance woes.

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🦍 Fun Fact: Berlin’s oldest zoo resident is a 66-year-old gorilla named Fatou – far exceeding the normal lifespan (she’s been thriving on VIP care at the Zoological Garden).

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