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The violent history of the Dutch colony that is now New York is not well known in the Netherlands. The curators of a new exhibition want to change that. By Nina Siegal Reporting from Amsterdam In the ...

Dutch settlers "bought" the island of Manahatta from the Lenape in 1626. Rijksmuseum via Wikimedia Commons under CC0 1.0 DEED Before New York was New York, it was New Amsterdam: a Dutch settlement ...

“Amsterdam is saying ‘no’ to new hotels,” the city council said in a statement cited by the Times. “We want to make and keep the city livable for residents and visitors.” Alongside the ban, the city ...

The Castello Plan of 1660, now visiting New York. Photo: Courtesy of the New York Historical Society The Castello Plan of 1660, now visiting New York. Photo: Courtesy of the New York Historical ...

The city wants no more than 20 million hotel stays annually. The measure is one of multiple efforts to control the flow of visitors. By Claire Moses Amsterdam has been searching for any way to rein in ...