Citing concerns about the coronavirus, the City of Miami Beach will make it illegal for anyone experiencing homelessness to ask for money or food anywhere near the entrance of a business.
Starting Sunday, panhandling on public property will be “temporarily unlawful” within 50 feet “from the entrance or service window of any essential retail and commercial business or restaurant or food service establishment.”
The new restrictions, which city officials acknowledge may draw legal challenges, are part of the “Phase 1 Reopening Order” signed by City Manager Jimmy Morales on Saturday.
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