[rizz0]

Amsterdam local here — in fact, I live in exactly this street. Where the first cartel guy gets subdued is where I get my coffee, and the people that live in the canal houses are my neighbors. (My house may or may not be in the map, would have to play the game to check.)

Fun facts:

(1) A year or two ago several guys spent days using some sort of device to scan all buildings in our street. They got complaints from several bar owners and tenants as they appeared to be taking photographs inside the buildings, and they wouldn’t explain why. I wouldn’t be be surprised if it was for this map.

(2) The footage is hyperrealistic not just graphically, they got the details right with surprising accuracy. Even the garbage bins are in exactly the right place. (It’s also not unlikely that a guy could be subdued like this without people being too surprised, as tourists like to use this district to get wasted 24/7.)

[BonoboIO]

If there would be several guys photographing my building or bar, and would not explain why, I would call the cops, because that is extremely invasive, probably illegal and suspicious. You can photograph the „public“ but not private spaces like bars, inside of buildings and so on.

And the „we don’t tell you“ would not fly with the police.

[hugh-avherald]

I doubt photographing the inside of a bar from the street is illegal.

[BonoboIO]

It depends if you do it just one time like a tourist or you are being there all day.

[hnbad]

You'd be surprised.

[EricLeer]

This is one of the most touristy places of the city though. Tourists photographing everything happens everyday there.

[echlebek]

Comments like this are why I love the internet, cheers!

[stuaxo]

They seem to have missed the absolute shedload of bikes.

[ricardobeat]

This area has few bikes compared to the rest of the city, due to the sheer amount of foot traffic. Truckloads of british tourists are unloaded here every day.

[justaj]

That's a really nice place to live! Can I ask how you got that place? Is it a private or social accommodation?

[rizz0]

I bought an apartment. Living here (ie. red light district) is not for everyone though because the area gets an insane amount of tourists. There is social housing too.