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Teams of APBP members fanned out on orange Dutch bicycles from the Walk21 conference last night to explore on-street bicycle facilities. Veteran New York bicyclists Michael King and Amy Pfeiffer led one group of bicyclists downtown, while Jackson Wandres and Steve Faust led another intrepid group uptown.

Maritime

Harbor Day

NY400 Week ended with a spectacular range of events on both land and water. Prince Willem-Alexander and Princess Maxima kicked off this first-ever NYC Harbor Day with a bike ride around Battery Park, on our - now famous- bright orange bicycles. The highlight of the day was the grand Holland on the Hudson flotilla, with the Half Moon replica as centrepiece, 400 years after Henry Hudson sailed the ship into what is now New York Harbor READ MORE

Finance

Dutch-American Finance

The oldest stock certificate ever, issued by the Dutch East India Company in the seventeenth century, is one of the world's most famous documents (for some because of it's leading role in the 2004 motion picture 'Ocean's Twelve'). It laid the foundation for share-trading practices in the centuries to come.

Clean Energy

New Amsterdam Village: A Sneak Preview

If you have been by Bowling Green Park in the last two days you may have noticed a big old-fashioned looking windmill. For those wondering what’s going on: it’s not a movie set, it’s the New Amsterdam Village, a showcase of the Dutch agricultural sector. Yes, there will be plenty of famous traditional Dutch treats. But, themed ‘innovation through tradition’, the village is also about looking ahead towards a sustainable future, with a state-of-the-art greenhouse and a green roof onsite. READ MORE

Maritime

The Flying Dutchman Race Prepares

In preparation of the NY400 Flying Dutchman Race scheduled in the week of September 8-13 2009, the event committee hosted a test race for a small number of racers in the New York Harbor in the weekend of May 30 & 31 2009.

Water

ARCADIS brings Dutch water expertise to New York

Since more than half of the Netherlands is situated below sea level, the Dutch have developed extensive knowledge and centuries of experience in protecting their citizens against floods.

Water

Water management: Let’s keep people’s feet dry

Hurricane Katrina made Americans all too aware of the importance of effective water management. And the US today faces more hurricanes as well as floods, droughts and challenges of water shortages, contamination and storage.

Clean Energy

Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs Verhagen announces the winning Earth Day pledge

On April 19th thousands of people visited the Netherlands booth on the National Mall in Washington DC. They learned about the Dutch environmental approach and took an Earth Day pledge as to what they will do to help the environment.

Clean Energy

The Netherlands has been a frontrunner in developing clean, sustainable energy. With a small, densely populated country, the Dutch have been combatting ground, water and air pollution for decades. Dutch environmental companies are now leading innovators, exporting product, services and expertise worldwide.

Maritime

The Dutch have a long tradition of maritime innovation. The Dutch East India Company, which in 1609 sent Henry Hudson searching for an alternative route to the Indies, is a well-known example of the Dutch people's pioneering maritime spirit.

Finance

Did you know the Amsterdam Stock Exchange is considered the oldest stock exchange in the world? The Dutch financial industry started back in 1602 when the Dutch East Indies Compagnie was the first in the world to go public.

Water

Dutch show New Orleans the way

Making a fictional character come alive isn't easy. Yet it's exactly why Dutch engineers and water management experts were asked to come to New Orleans.

Water

Dutch microchip expertise in the US

Dutch company Micronit Microfluidics has opened an office in San José, California, a major step for the two young entrepreneurs behind the company.

Clean Energy

The Turby trims its sails according to the wind

Dick Sidler, electrical engineer/wind turbine developer together with his son, Dick Sidler designed a miniature wind turbine resembling an inverted egg whisk.

Clean Energy

Boats without the fumes

Fuel Cell Boat B.V. set itself the aim of producing an ultra-clean boat, and in 2008 that aim became reality when their hydrogen boat traveled through the canals of Amsterdam as the first boat in the world in commercial use that does not emit any toxic substances.