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Last month, the Miami Beach Commissioner voted to turn the music down and reset the last call from 5 a.m. to 2 a.m. in the city’s busy red light district of South Beach.
Clevelander, one of the city’s iconic institutions, fought a battle. A lawyer representing the hotel continued to sell alcohol from 2 a.m. to 5 a.m. and filed a lawsuit against the city for permission to play music over the surrounding plains. Last week, a judge stood next to the hotel and ruled that the city wrongly enacted the measure.
In a lawsuit in court, Clevelander’s attorney alleged that the city had “declared war on the famous South Beach red-light district.”
But the last call at 2 a.m. is just the last in a string of raids against the party crowds, alcohol, and noise. Here is a brief timeline for Miami Beach’s “War” on Ocean Drive:
Former Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine
Photo by Stian Roenning
April 2015: During a city council meeting, then-Mayor of Miami Beach, Philip Levine, proposed a ban on alcohol sales in sidewalk cafes after 2 a.m. Levine called Ocean Drive a terrible drunk mess.
“It is becoming a devastated and horrific place of cancer that is spreading all over our city,” Levine said at the time.
May 2015: Miami Beach Commissioner voted for a ban on selling all liquor outdoors after 2 a.m., some restaurant owners blamed the move, arguing that selling alcohol early in the morning was not a problem. However, Levine defended the commission’s decision, hinting that there was more to be done.
“I don’t think the 2 a.m. sidewalk ban is just about cleaning Ocean Drive,” Levine said at the time. “We believe Ocean Drive is a small step on a long journey back into iconic nature, where locals enjoy what they actually visit and families love to go.”
July 2016: Levine Draft ordinance Limit alcohol sales after 2 a.m. on Ocean Drive between 5th and 15th Avenues.
Ocean Drive during Urban Beach Week
Photo by George Martinez
June 2017: Violence stands out after Memorial Day weekend The Miami Beach commissioner unanimously agreed to let voters decide whether to restrict alcohol sales in the city.
November 2017: Ah Referendum Voters wanted the party to continue as the city asked the vote to issue an ordinance to withdraw the last outdoor call from 5 a.m. to 2 a.m. Referendum I failed ..
April 2019: Miami Beach Didn’t Have It The city had police officers with counterinsurgency equipment to patrol the beach and had paddy wagons ready to arrest the illegal thugs. The mayor and committee were very tired, proposing a series of ordinances to crack down on promoters, bars serving alcohol to minors and uncontrollable street cafes.
The police were dispatched to Miami Beach for the spring break.
Brittany Chamma
May 2019: Miami Beach officials tried to keep the city “unsatisfied” for the 2020 spring break. Increase Police PresenceClose bars and cafes at midnight and turn off the music on Ocean Drive.
April 2021: Mayor Dan Gelber again proposed an alcohol ban in the entertainment district at 2 a.m. after a loud spring break that made headlines across the country during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
May 1, 2021: As mentioned above, the city committee members passed the last call at 2 a.m. Cleveland attorney Alexander Takumes promised to fight in court soon.
“We’re definitely complaining,” said Tachmes. Miami Herald .. “What they did … is illegal, and it’s a really bad policy too.”
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Alexi C. Cardona I am a contributor to the Miami New Times. Originally from Hialeah, she is excited to return home after four years of work and write about Miami’s madness. Naples Daily News.
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