“What we have called an entertainment district has become an incredible magnet for crime and disorder, and whatever it provides in revenue is just not worth the heartache.”
City of Miami Beach code enforcement and police officers patrol along Ocean Drive, Friday, Sept. 24, 2021, in Miami Beach, Fla. For decades, this 10-block area has been one of the most glamorized spots in the world, made cool by TV shows like Miami Vice, where the sexiest models gathered at Gianni Versace's ocean front estate and rappers wrote lines about South Beach's iconic Ocean Drive.
Last month, the city increased the number of police and code-enforcement officials covering the neighborhood to their. The mayor called it a stop-gap measure, saying the city cannot afford to increase the number of police permanently. “The nightlife took over. We were the best nightlife,” he said. “There was nothing wrong with that, but it just got overbranded" and eclipsed arts and culture.
Other businesses like the legendary Clevelander hotel and bar and the Mango's nightclub complain that they have been caught in the crosshairs and unfairly lumped in with bars and nightclubs that cause trouble. The majority of “problem tourists” are not college students, but come from out of state looking for trouble, city officials have said.
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