Once known for its rough edges, Amsterdam’s famous Red Light District has been cleaned up and a new character is emerging. These photos highlight places to eat, drink and shop in the neighborhood.

As part of an ongoing effort to make the city more livable for locals, officials in Amsterdam have unveiled a new proposed location for its famed red light district. The new location will be Europa ...

Amsterdam’s long-awaited plans to diminish its red-light district and establish a legal alternative "erotic center" continue to face pushback from sex workers, bartenders and entrepreneurs. City ...

As someone raised on the other side of the world, I’d always been fascinated by Amsterdam’s eccentricities, bolstered by sordid tales of the Dutch capital. From the Red Light District and its window ...

The mayor wants to improve the neighborhood for residents, but sex workers oppose measures recently put in place. Now the city is looking to set up legal prostitution elsewhere. By Claire Moses ...

Moving the window brothels out of the Red Light District would be a big step in discouraging party behavior in Amsterdam. Amsterdam city officials are trying to push tourists away from the city center ...

A new era kicked off in Amsterdam’s Red Light District on Thursday, with a ban on smoking cannabis on the streets officially taking effect. The ban is part of a city-wide effort, pushed by Mayor Femke ...

It is 11 a.m. on a weekday in late June in Amsterdam’s De Wallen district, and a clean-up operation is underway. Street sweeping machines are collecting trash that hints at a raucous time the night ...

In a meeting hall in the south of the city, hundreds of angry locals who do not want a “mega brothel” on their doorstep found themselves on the same side as sex workers who want to stay in their red ...

Amsterdam is trying to find a balance between its international reputation as an open and free city and resident quality of life. As it pursues its objective, it will have take on some restrictive ...

Prostitution is legal in designated areas with a license in the capital of the Netherlands. Amsterdam authorities have announced their new scheme to move the notorious Red Light District to a ...

A petition has brought debate to the Parliament in the Netherlands. Amsterdam has long been held as the model for the modern sex industry, with prostitution legalized and rebranded as part of the ...