Here’s your quick update on what’s happening around the city on Wednesday, September 17 - 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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🇩🇪 Did Drake come to Berghain? - "By far one of the craziest things I've ever experienced"

Drake reportedly slipped into Berlin’s Berghain on his day off from three shows at the Uber Arena, friend and DJ-producer Gordo wrote on Instagram: “we got in,” saying Drake danced in the crowd without security; Gordo praised the club and noted Berghain’s strict no-photo rule. (Berliner Zeitung, 1 minute read)

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🇩🇪 Dispute over the BER curfew

Ryanair and BER CEO Aletta von Massenbach are pushing to allow planes that arrive shortly after midnight to land at Berlin Brandenburg (BER) despite the airport’s strict night‑flight ban, saying diversions to Hannover or Leipzig force long overnight bus rides and route cuts. The Berlin‑Brandenburg regulator, Brandenburg politicians and nearby communities oppose loosening rules; any change would need agreement between Brandenburg, Berlin and the federal government and currently seems unlikely. (rbb24, 5 minute read)

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🇬🇧 Berlin Marathon this weekend: Extensive closures in the city area

More than 55,000 runners will trigger widespread road closures across Berlin this weekend for the 51st Berlin Marathon. The finish at Brandenburg Gate has closed Straße des 17. Juni (between Platz des 18. März and Yitzhak‑Rabin‑Straße); closures extend Wednesday to Großer Stern and from Thursday into the government district, Ebertstraße and nearby streets. Saturday’s inline‑skate race causes morning limits on Unter den Linden and Potsdamer Straße. Marathon routes across Tiergarten, Mitte and several other districts will be closed and reopened gradually; Straße des 17. Juni remains shut until next Wednesday. Cycling maintained; pedestrians can use U‑bahn crossings. (Berlin.de, 2 minute read)

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⚡ Quick Hits

• 🇩🇪 Refugee containers will remain in Tempelhof until the end of 2036 (B.Z. – Die Stimme Berlins, 2 minute read)

• 🇩🇪 New law to save Berlin's overburdened rescuers (B.Z. – Die Stimme Berlins, 2 minute read)

• 🇩🇪 Man stabs traveler in the back with a knife at Berlin Central Station! (B.Z. – Die Stimme Berlins, 1 minute read)

• 🇩🇪 Refugee accommodation: Build housing for the people (Berliner Morgenpost, 1 minute read)

• 🇩🇪 Block kidnapping case: properties in Berlin and Brandenburg searched (rbb24, 3 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

• 🗣️ Question - Travelers, especially women, debate whether Berlin’s nighttime safety varies by neighborhood, naming Alexanderplatz risky.

• 🗣️ Is it Mietwucher case (overpriced rent)? - Redditors decry excessive rent, urge legal help, and mock cramped living.

• 🗣️ Best way to get Deutschlandticket - Community shares practical tips comparing providers to get a flexible Deutschlandticket.

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🪖 Fun Fact: Treptower Park in Berlin hosts a massive Soviet War Memorial – a 12-meter tall bronze statue of a Red Army soldier holding a rescued child and a sword. Unveiled in 1949, it commemorates the 80,000 Soviet soldiers who died in the Battle of Berlin, and remains one of the city’s most striking memorials.

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