AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Amsterdam city council decided on Thursday to close about a third of the rooms used by prostitutes in the infamous red-light district in a crackdown on crime there. The city ...

Amsterdam’s world-famous red-light district could look very different going forward as the Dutch city prepares to vote on an ordinance that would permanently close brothel window curtains in order to ...

While there, I interviewed a resident of the area and a sex worker, and toured the area. I learned there are plenty of misconceptions about one of the most famous neighborhoods in the world. Amsterdam ...

Sex workers are protesting Amsterdam’s new regulations as the city looks to tone down rambunctious drunken tourism in its infamous red light district. A new curfew this month forces sex work ...

As one of the oldest professions in the world, sex work has helped keep the (red) lights on in Amsterdam’s city center since the 15th century (possibly earlier, according to multiple historians). But ...

There are going to be less of the infamous neon-lit windows. Tourists visiting Amsterdam will often find themselves—whether accidentally or on purpose—wandering through the De Wallen red light ...

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 ...

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 ...

When my oldest son was about 10 years old, he and I embarked with a small group of journalists and their children on a family tour of Amsterdam. Not surprisingly, we had an amazing time -- ...