The year before that, there were about 1,000 arrests and dozens of guns confiscated during a rowdy spring break that led Miami Beach officials to take steps aimed at calming the situation. But the rosters also feature a host of new faces. MLB All-Star Game presented by Mastercard: July 11 on FOX This years rosters include perennial All-Stars such as Nolan Arenado and Salvador Perez (eighth) and Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts (seventh). But last year, Miami Beach imposed a midnight curfew after two shootings, also on Ocean Drive. The 93rd Midsummer Classic takes place on July 11 at T-Mobile Park. It is relatively rare for excessive partying to cause officials in a US city to implement such a curfew. Some roads will be closed off and arriving hotel guests may have to show proof of their reservations. The city release said restaurants can stay open only for delivery and the curfew will not apply to residents, people going to and from work, emergency services and hotel guests. Under the curfew, people must leave businesses before midnight, although hotels can operate later only in service to their guests. In the Friday night shooting, one person was killed and another seriously injured, sending crowds scrambling in fear from restaurants and clubs into the streets as gunshots rang out. One person was killed, and officers chased down a suspect on foot, police said on Twitter. The latest shooting happened at about 3.30am on Sunday on Ocean Drive in South Beach, according to local police. It’s too rowdy, it’s too much disorder and it’s too difficult to police,” Gelber said. MTV Spring Break events kick off on in early March and last until the middle of the month. “We don’t ask for spring break in our city. Miami Beach’s mayor, Dan Gelber, said in a video message posted on Sunday that the crowds and presence of numerous guns had “created a peril that cannot go unchecked” despite massive police presence and many city-sponsored activities meant to keep people busy. The city commission is scheduled to meet on Monday to discuss additional restrictions for the upcoming weekend. Six islands in the Florida Keys comprise the village of Islamorada, known for its prime sport fishing.
The possibility of rolling back liquor sales will be revisited in a meeting next month.Ĭopyright 2023 by WPLG - All rights reserved.The release said the two separate shootings on Friday and early Sunday that left two people dead and “excessively large and unruly crowds” led to the decision. Gelber added they are sending a message through the anticipated curfew and crackdown on liquor sales to take the party elsewhere. 27 and March 27, which includes peak Spring Break time.Ī total of 488 arrests were made, and more than half were felony arrests.Īs for guns, police said 105 firearms were impounded. On Monday, Miami Beach police released citywide numbers between Feb. Miami Beach officials also voted in support of a South Beach curfew and shutting down liquor sales early next March.Ī final decision on the liquor sale crackdown has not been made. They also voted to support the city manager identifying two high impact Thursday-Sunday weekends in March of next year to consider a curfew in light of the known annual public safety issues. “We certainly aren’t Las Vegas or New Orleans.” “This is not an all-inclusive resort where people can do what they want,” Gelber said. That could mean ticketed events with metal detectors, and efforts to make South Beach less attractive to Spring Breakers. On Monday, commissioners unanimously passed a resolution “directing the city administration to explore attracting a private entity to plan and produce a private event on Ocean Drive and surrounding areas” during select March 2024 weekends. So how do they plan to cancel Spring Break? Gelber and city officials said after a pattern of violence and chaos in the past, they anticipate violence in the years to come unless drastic measures are implemented. “We are doing everything we can to tell the world we don’t want you here,” Gelber said. Two people were shot and killed on busy Ocean Drive during a 72-hour period, which prompted a State of Emergency and temporary curfew.ĭespite droves of police on the streets from various South Florida agencies, the crowds were tough to manage.ĭuring Monday’s meeting, city leaders discussed ways to essentially cancel Spring Break in 2024.ĭuring the meeting, Gelber bluntly opposed rowdy Spring Breakers coming to Miami Beach. Mayor Dan Gelber said during a commission meeting Monday that he wants to make Miami Beach a less attractive destination for Spring Break partiers.Ī violent spring break put Miami Beach on a national stage. The city is trying to get ahead of Spring Break crowds after a violent, deadly bout this year.
– Spring Break on Miami Beach could look very different in the years to come.
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