There won’t be a spring break curfew next weekend in Miami Beach.
Commissioners voted Monday to not extend the curfew that had been enforced Sunday night in response to two deadly shootings that occurred over the weekend.
The decision won in a 4-3 vote after a heated debate in an emergency meeting.
“We need to get ahead of this … we can now predict that this is going to happen,” commissioner Alex Fernandez said. “We’re getting ahead of the problem, but we’re also responding from the recurring problem of the three previous years … the worst economic impact is the impact to our city’s image.”
>> NOW, NBC 6 INVESTIGATES CHARGES OF A CRYPTOCURRENCY SCHEME. >>> RIGHT NOW AT 6:00, BREAKING NEWS OUT OF MIAMI BEACH. NEWS OUT OF MIAMI BEACH. CITY OFFICIALS VOTING AGAINST IMPOSING A CURFEW NEXT WEEKEND DESPITE TWO SHOOTINGS ON OCEAN STREET DRIVE. >> HEATHER WALKER IS LIVE ON >> HEATHER WALKER IS LIVE ON MIAMI BEACH WITH THE LATEST. HEATHER? >> Reporter: THE DECISION COMING DOWN JUST MINUTES AGO. IT WAS A 4-3 VOTE AGAINST EXTENDING THAT CURFEW. THAT MEANS NO CURFEW THIS WEEKEND FOR SPRING BREAKERS AND YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT DECISION WAS MADE AFTER A HEATED DEBATE. TAKE A LISTEN. >> WE NEED TO GET AHEAD OF US. >> WE NEED TO GET AHEAD OF US. WE HAVE A 2021 STATE OF EMERGENCY, 2022 STATE OF EMERGENCY, 2023 STATE OF EMERGENCY. WE CAN NOW PREDICT THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN. WE ARE GETTING AHEAD OF THE PROBLEM BUT WE ARE ALSO RESPONDING FROM THE RECURRING RESPONDING FROM THE RECURRING PROBLEM OF THREE PREVIOUS YEARS. LETu2019S GET AHEAD OF IT AND RESTRICT ALCOHOL SALES DURING CERTAIN WEEKENDS AND ROLL BACK CERTAIN WEEKENDS AND ROLL BACK HOURS OF OPERATION DURING CERTAIN WEEKENDS BECAUSE THE WORST ECONOMIC IMPACT, ITu2019S NOT A TEMPORARY WEEKEND IMPACT, THE WORST IMPACT IS THE IMPACT TO WORST IMPACT IS THE IMPACT TO OUR CITYu2019S IMAGE. >> Reporter: THOSE THAT WERE OPPOSED WERE SAYING THE BIG SPRING BREAK RUSH IS OVER SO WHY EXTEND IT NOW, BUT AS YOU SEE IT WAS A TIGHT VOTE, 4-3. THIS IS THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW THERE HAS BEEN A STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR SPRING BREAK HERE IN MIAMI BEACH. BUSINESSES WE SPOKE TO TODAY BUSINESSES WE SPOKE TO TODAY WERE HOPING THAT CURFEW WOULD BE EXTENDED. WE WANT TO WARN YOU, THE IMAGES YOU ARE ABOUT TO SEE MAY BE DISTURBING. THE VIDEOS SHOW THE CHAOS, THE VIDEOS SHOW THE CHAOS, PEOPLE RUNNING FOR COVER AS SHOTS ARE SPRAYED ON OCEAN DRIVE, MIAMI BEACH, A HOT SPOT FOR SPRING BREAK NOW BECOMING A HOT SPOT FOR CRIME. THE VIDEOS POSTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA PUTTING MIAMI BEACH IN THE NATIONAL NEWS. ONE PERSON SHOT AND KILLED, ONE PERSON SHOT AND KILLED, ANOTHER INJURED ON SUNDAY MORNING. THIS VIDEO SHOWS A DAIQUIRI SHOP BEING VANDALIZED. >> ITu2019S GOING TO AFFECT >> ITu2019S GOING TO AFFECT BUSINESSES, BUT WE NEED TO STAY SAFE ON THE BEACH, AND WITHOUT TOURISM THEREu2019S NO SOUTH BEACH, REVENUE OR ANYTHING. >> THE HOTEL IS IN FAVOR OF A CURFEW AND MORE POLICE PRESENCE. OTHER BUSINESSES WE SPOKE TO AGREE, SAYING THEY COULD STILL AGREE, SAYING THEY COULD STILL MAKE MONEY WITH A MIDNIGHT CURFEW IMPLEMENTED OVER THE WEEKEND. >> COME NIGHTTIME, ITu2019S A TALE OF TWO CITIES AND THE CITY IS TRANSFORMED AND TAKEN OVER BY A CRIMINAL ELEMENT THAT DOESNu2019T CRIMINAL ELEMENT THAT DOESNu2019T CARE ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY OR EVEN KILLING SOMEBODY. >> AND THE COMMISSIONER SUPPORTS THE CURFEW AND LIMITING ALCOHOL SALES NOT ONLY THIS YEAR BUT NEXT YEAR AS WELL. >> WE NEED TO SHUT THE DOOR ON SPRING BREAK AND SHUT IT FOR SPRING BREAK AND SHUT IT FOR NEXT YEAR, AND LEGISLATING STARTING TODAY. >> Reporter: THE DECISION MADE >> Reporter: THE DECISION MADE JUST MINUTES AGO TO NOT EXTEND THE CURFEW FOR THIS WEEKEND. WE WILL HAVE MUCH MORE COMING UP WE WILL HAVE MUCH MORE COMING UP FROM THAT COMMISSION MEETING IN OUR 7:00 NEWS HOUR.”,”video_id”:”2184541251967_125″,”video_length”:”205139″,”video_provider”:”mpx”,”short_video_excerpt”:””,”mpx_download_pid_mobile_low”:”8OevqlGa7aLz”,”pid_streaming_web_mobile_low”:””,”mpx_download_pid_mobile_standard”:”yTehq9NLDEMX”,”pid_streaming_mobile_standard”:”A5khmTfsukpr”,”media_pid”:”ba7ax1J0bwIU”,”alleypack_schedule_unpublish”:””,”feed_remote_id”:”mpx_2184541251967″,”feed_thumbnail_url”:””}” data-livestream=”false” data-title=”Miami Beach Votes Against Extending Spring Break Curfew” data-vidcid=”1:10:2997459″ data-vidurl=”https://www.nbcmiami.com/on-air/as-seen-on/miami-beach-votes-against-extending-spring-break-curfew/2997459/” data-islead=”false” data-catnames=”{“5856″:”On Air”,”5857″:”As Seen On”,”445300″:”News”,”248″:”Local”}” data-tagnames=”{“148″:”Miami Beach”}” data-customdata=”{“ContentPartner”:”None”,”Source”:”WEBFM”,”SyndicationAllowed”:”true”,”mSNVideoCategories”:”MSN Video v4 Connector-most watched news”,”mSNVideoContentSupplierID”:”NBC_Local”,”mSNVideoCountry”:”us”,”subtitle”:”nosubtitle”,”uploadedByTeam”:”1″,”youtubeChannel”:”None”,”sentiment”:”Neutral”}” data-autoplay=”false” data-cplay=”true”>
For the third year in a row, Miami Beach finds itself struggling with spring break violence, including two fatal shootings and unruly crowds, despite a massive police presence and activities designed to give people alternatives to drinking alcohol and roaming the streets.
The city imposed an overnight curfew that ended Monday morning but decided not to enact a second curfew next weekend, when the Ultra Music Festival will draw thousands of people to South Beach. It’s the third weekend of spring break when the worst chaos occurs, said Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez.
Commissioner Ricky Arriola agreed, saying there may need to be metal detectors, security fences or other measures installed next year in certain sections of Miami Beach. He noted that dozens of businesses and their workers depend on the crowds the Ultra event bring in.
“A curfew is not a long-term solution,” he said. “We’re taking it out on law-abiding businesses.”
The panel did decide, as it did last year, to force liquor stores in the South Beach area to close early at 6 p.m. next weekend. Officials did point out the city manager still has emergency authority to order a 72-hour curfew despite the commission’s reluctance.
Mayor Dan Gelber wants the violence and disorder to stop.
“The volume of people in our city, the unruly nature of too many and the presence of guns has created a peril that cannot go unchecked,” Gelber said in a video statement issued Sunday. “It is clear that even an unprecedented police presence could not prevent these incidents from occurring.”
Gelber added: “We don’t ask for spring break in our city. We don’t want spring break in our city.”
Miami Beach police reported at least 322 arrests on a variety of charges between Feb. 27 and Sunday. Gelber said more than 70 firearms were confiscated in that time. This has been happening despite police officers working up to 14-hour shifts six days a week, according to a city emergency declaration.
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