Shlomo Danzinger files to run for Miami-Dade mayor after losing Surfside reelection
SURFSIDE, Fla. – Shlomo Danzinger — who recently lost his mayoral reelection in Surfside — filed to run against Miami-Dade Mayor Daniela Levine Cava in November. Danzinger, 44, a father of five from Brooklyn, New York, has lived in Surfside for over a decade. He was elected the town’s first Orthodox Jewish mayor in 2022. […]
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Voters elect new mayors in Surfside, Pembroke Pines – NBC 6 South Florida
Voters in Surfside have elected their former mayor back to the seat Tuesday. Charles Burkett — who had dealt with the deadly condo collapse as the town’s leader three years ago — defeated current Mayor Shlomo Danzinger with 52.68% of the votes. “It’s not nasty … there’s a lot of passion,” Burkett said after his […]
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Supporters rally for 18-year-old activist accused of pushing Surfside’s vice mayor – NBC 6 South Florida
Community members rallied Tuesday behind an 18-year-old activist who was accused of pushing Surfside’s vice mayor after a heated town hall back in February. Dozens gathered outside of Surfside Town Hall and held signs demanding justice for the teen. The exchange was caught on cellphone video and happened Feb. 28 between Joshua Epstein and Vice […]
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Supporters rally for 18-year-old activist accused of pushing Surfside’s vice mayor – NBC 6 South Florida
Community members rallied Tuesday behind an 18-year-old activist who was accused of pushing Surfside’s vice mayor after a heated town hall back in February. Dozens gathered outside of Surfside Town Hall and held signs demanding justice for the teen. The exchange was caught on cellphone video and happened Feb. 28 between Joshua Epstein and Vice […]
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Surfside mayor defends approval of development plan for condo collapse site
SURFSIDE, Fla. – Surfside Mayor Shlomo Danzinger is defending a controversial vote to move forward on a redevelopment of the Champlain Towers South condo collapse site. The town commission, in a 3-2 vote Wednesday night, moved forward with approving the site plan application for DAMAC International, the developer seeking to build luxury units on the […]
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Surfside mayor faces censure over ‘racist remark’ towards Hispanic commissioner
SURFSIDE, Fla. – Surfside’s mayor faces a possible public reprimand Tuesday over his use of what a proposed resolution describes as a “racist remark” directed towards a Hispanic commissioner. It’s been more than one month since Mayor Shlomo Danzinger found himself embroiled in controversy over the remarks, directed towards Surfside Town Commissioner Nelly Velasquez, that […]
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Surfside Mayor in hot water over remarks against hispanic commissioner – NBC 6 South Florida
Surfside Mayor Schlomo Danzinger finds himself embroiled in controversy over remarks against commissioner Nelly Velásquez that can be perceived as racist. During a meeting Wednesday, the mayor was speaking for a proposal which would extend the term limits of the elected officials to which the commissioner kept interrupting him in a low voice to express […]
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Mayor praises new condo safety reform package
SURFSIDE, Fla. – The Miami-Dade County mayor praised the Florida legislature on Wednesday for passing a condo safety reform package that lawmakers expect Gov. Ron DeSantis will sign into law. State legislators met for a special session nearly a year after 98 people died when a section of the L-shaped Champlain Towers South building partially […]
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