That's just one of the many rules during this high-impact time of spring break. Parking garages and lots south of 23rd Street will be closed. DUI checkpoints will begin every night at 7 p.m. People will only be able to access the beach through entrances at 5th, 10th and 12th streets.

We have to lose something to get families back to Miami Beach again and have a safe community,” said the manager of La Trattoria in the Leslie.

For a family, it is way better now,’ Andre Breaux said. ‘Even if you are a young kid, you still get to enjoy it, but it’s not as wild as it used to be.’