Miami Beach

South Beach was a ghost town. See what the first night of spring break curfew looked like.

South Beach’s world-famous party district looked like a ghost town Thursday night.

There seemed to be more police officers than tourists on Ocean Drive, the flashing lights of the cruisers lining Lummus Park rivaling the neon sheen on the Art Deco hotels.

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This unusual spring break scene was the result of the state of emergency Miami Beach issued due to “clear and present danger of a riot or other general public disorder.”

The midnight to 6 a.m. curfew on the South Beach area started Thursday night and ends Monday morning. The order also cuts off buying alcohol at South Beach stores after 6 p.m.

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Here’s what the scene looked like on Miami Beach Thursday night and early Friday morning:

Paace bar and Restaurant just before the City of Miami Beach imposed curfew at midnight to curb violence during Spring Break on Open Drive in Miami Beach, Florida, on Thursday, March 24, 2022.
Paace bar and Restaurant just before the City of Miami Beach imposed curfew at midnight to curb violence during Spring Break on Open Drive in Miami Beach, Florida, on Thursday, March 24, 2022. Daniel A. Varela dvarela@miamiherald.com
Miami Beach Police ride their all-terrain vehicles in the street as they clear Ocean Drive because the City of Miami Beach imposed a curfew at midnight to curb violence during Spring Break in Miami Beach, Florida, on Thursday, March 24, 2022.
Miami Beach Police ride their all-terrain vehicles in the street as they clear Ocean Drive because the City of Miami Beach imposed a curfew at midnight to curb violence during Spring Break in Miami Beach, Florida, on Thursday, March 24, 2022. Daniel A. Varela dvarela@miamiherald.com
Miami Beach Police ride their all-terrain vehicles in the street as they clear Ocean Drive because the City of Miami Beach imposed a curfew at midnight to curb violence during Spring Break in Miami Beach, Florida, on Thursday, March 24, 2022.
Miami Beach Police ride their all-terrain vehicles in the street as they clear Ocean Drive because the City of Miami Beach imposed a curfew at midnight to curb violence during Spring Break in Miami Beach, Florida, on Thursday, March 24, 2022. Daniel A. Varela dvarela@miamiherald.com
Miami Beach Police clear Ocean Drive because the City of Miami Beach imposed a curfew at midnight to curb violence during Spring Break in Miami Beach, Florida, on Thursday, March 24, 2022.
Miami Beach Police clear Ocean Drive because the City of Miami Beach imposed a curfew at midnight to curb violence during Spring Break in Miami Beach, Florida, on Thursday, March 24, 2022. Daniel A. Varela dvarela@miamiherald.com
Mango’s owner David Wallack informs patrons they will have to leave soon as the City of Miami Beach imposed a curfew at midnight to curb violence during Spring Break on Open Drive in Miami Beach, Florida, on Thursday, March 24, 2022.
Mango’s owner David Wallack informs patrons they will have to leave soon as the City of Miami Beach imposed a curfew at midnight to curb violence during Spring Break on Open Drive in Miami Beach, Florida, on Thursday, March 24, 2022. Daniel A. Varela dvarela@miamiherald.com
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Martin Vassolo
Miami Herald
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Martin Vassolo writes about local government and community news in Miami Beach, Surfside and beyond. He was part of the team that covered the Champlain Towers South building collapse, work that was recognized with a staff Pulitzer Prize for breaking news. He began working for the Herald in 2018 after attending the University of Florida.
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