Viennese Housing Bonus ’23

The city of Vienna sends an informational letter to every address in Vienna where one or more individuals have registered their primary residence from June 28, 2023 containing the password required for the online application. A subsidy of 200 euros can be paid per Viennese address. You will receive the subsidy in the bank account you provided in the application.

New Measures Against e-Scooter Chaos

Stricter parking regulations for rental e-scooters have been in effect since May 19, 2023, and the second part of the measures will now be implemented on July 1, 2023. 

The Ghost Architect of Vienna

One gray Viennese morning Feiger picked me up in his black Jaguar and we drove past a recycling plant, through uniform six-story buildings, and across the Donau Canal into Leopoldstadt, Vienna’s second district. Mazzesinsel (Matzo Island), as it was called for centuries, has been the center of Jewish life since the days of the 17th-century ghetto. Most of Vienna’s Jews still live there….

Domestic Violence Involving a 21-Year-Old

Domestic Violence Involving a 21-Year-Old Vienna In the early hours of June 3, 2023, a 17-year-old girl contacted the police to report an alleged assault by her 21-year-old Austrian boyfriend. The incident is said to have occurred on the evening of June 2, 2023. Additionally, the boyfriend is accused of stealing her cell phone. Although […]

Ludwig: “More Responsibility for Cities Means More Money Too”

72nd. Austrian City Conference (Bad Ischl/Vienna) – The 72nd Austrian City Conference was opened yesterday, Wednesday, May 31, 2023, with a press conference by Mayor Michael Ludwig, President of the Association of Cities, Vice President Mayor Klaus Schneeberger (Wiener Neustadt), Mayor Ines Schiller (Bad Ischl), and Secretary General of the Association of Cities, Thomas Weninger. […]