Miami Beach Mayor Steven Meiner

All week I have heard from our residents - some born in America while others have recently moved here - on how blessed and grateful they feel to live in the United States of America. I thank G-d every day for Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. 🇺🇸

It is illegal in Miami Beach to live on our streets and we enforce our anti-camping laws. Public spaces are for the public to use. We are a compassionate city spending millions annually to offer homeless individuals placement in shelters, family reunification, and treatment for…

🪪 Driver’s license services are coming to Miami Beach! We are striving by year’s end to bring driver’s licenses, ID renewals, vehicle registration and much more to @MiamiBeachNews. Earlier this year I met and coordinated with Tax Collector @darielfernandez to bring these…

Police visibility isn’t just a phrase—it’s about action. In Miami Beach, it means patrol cars in your neighborhood, lights on, officers walking the beat, and community engagement in full view. And there is more to come.  📉 Major crimes are down more than 16% from last year. 📉…

From significant reductions in major crime to the highest reserves in Miami Beach history—our latest newsletter breaks down how we’re making our city safer and cleaner, as we take bold steps to support those in need while enforcing our public space laws. And to top it off, we're…

Join Mayor Steven Meiner for a virtual town hall meeting ahead of the July 23 City Commission Meeting. Tuesday, July 22 5:30 PM Zoom link: miamibeachfl-gov.zoom.us/j/89869137516

From day one, my highest priority as Mayor has been public safety—and it’s working! Major crimes are down 16.3% in @MiamiBeachNews this year: ⬇️ Auto Theft -24% ⬇️ Burglaries -20% ⬇️ Thefts -14% ⬇️ Vehicle Burglaries -37% ⬇️ Frauds -25% Thank you @MiamiBeachPD! There is still…

A Flood Watch will be in effect for Coastal Miami-Dade County, including the City of Miami Beach, from 2 p.m. today, Monday, July 14 until 11 p.m. tonight. Municipal parking garages are now open for residents to store their vehicles until Tuesday, July 15 at 8 a.m. If you come…

Transportation: I brought a legislative initiative approved favorably by our Commission to provide some of our senior centers with a dedicated ADA-compliant, low-floor bus with a seating capacity of approximately 30 passengers that will link to area groceries. Senior centers that…

Water Taxi: I have been working to bring a full service water taxi option to Miami Beach for several years. I am thrilled that our Commission recently authorized negotiations to bring a water taxi to @MiamiBeachNews. Water taxi transportation is a sustainable, efficient, and…

Police K9 Dogs:  I recently brought a legislative initiative to expand the Miami Beach Police Department’s K9 Unit to include drug detection dogs (excluding marijuana) in an effort to remove any drug dealers from our streets. Currently, our K9 Unit primarily focuses on bomb…

For the first four months of 2025 (Jan.-Apr.), Miami Beach led ALL cities in the United States in multiple metrics, including hotel room rate, occupancy, and revenue per available room (RevPAR). All of these figures are improvements from 2024. Miami Beach’s $357 a night average…

At last week’s Commission meeting, I brought legislation to obtain the Axon Fusus platform. Fusus will integrate current city data sources including video feeds from drones, CCTV, License Plate Readers, and will be able to include camera feeds from volunteering businesses and…

Miami Beach is flexing to become a global fitness capital, and we are embracing wellness as a core part of who we are. Follow our journey as we take steps toward Blue Zones certification in the latest edition of Miami Today.

From public safety and hurricane prep to water taxis and senior transit—my latest newsletter covers it all! 📩 Read now: bit.ly/msmworkingfory…

Join Mayor Steven Meiner for a virtual town hall meeting ahead of the June 25 City Commission Meeting. Tuesday, June 24 5:30 PM Zoom link: miamibeachfl-gov.zoom.us/j/89869137516

Happenings in MB: Over the past two weeks, I’ve engaged with residents, celebrated community milestones, and advanced key priorities for our city. Public safety, hurricane preparedness, economic resilience, and cultural programming, it’s been a meaningful and productive stretch.…

Thank you for all the birthday wishes, Miami Beach! Giving my all each day to improve our quality of life. Serving as your Mayor is an honor—and a responsibility I value every day.

Blessed to celebrate so many milestones today with my family and Dad who is the kindest most honest man I know. My son Matisyahu just turned 18 and what a meaningful way to spend Father’s Day watching him graduate from high school tonight. My wife and I are so proud of him and…