He sees the long-term solution as a fundamental change in the area around Ocean Drive from an entertainment district to a cultural district, replacing all-night bars and clubs with residential development and boutique offices. Mayor Dan Gelber said spring break and several holiday weekends throughout the year have been a problem for the city since before he took office in 2017. “Right now, I prefer to stay home, because I know if I go there, something is going to happen.” “Before spring break, you can go walk on Ocean Drive,” Herrera said. Resident Pedro Herrera, 40, said spring break is great for business at the hotel where he works, but he stays away from tourist areas when he's off the clock. Many longtime residents have learned to treat spring break like a hurricane: Stay inside and hunker down until it's over. The 10-block stretch of Ocean Drive known for art deco hotels, restaurants and bars lies between areas that cater to more affluent tourists, as well as locals. The city's mayor, a Democrat, insists the crackdown is about bad behavior, not race. Two shootings that wounded five people last weekend, prompting the city to impose an emergency midnight curfew this weekend, have refocused attention on the glamorous waterfront's future - as an entertainment district or something else entirely. (AP) - Miami Beach officials have spent recent years trying to control the raucous crowds, public drinking and growing violence associated with the city's world-famous South Beach neighborhood during spring break.īusiness owners claim they're being unfairly targeted by regulations, and civil rights advocates say the city is trying to scare away Black tourists who make up many of the visitors.
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