City overview
North Miami-Dade stretches from the Biscayne Boulevard shops and waterfront parks of North Miami and Miami Shores up through North Miami Beach, Skylake, Highland Lakes, Ives Estates and Ojus to the oceanfront Town of Golden Beach at the Broward County line. It is a practical, lived-in base for a South Florida trip: Miami International and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International airports are both within easy reach, Brightline trains stop in Ojus, and the beaches, Oleta River State Park and Aventura's shopping are minutes away. The area is also one of Miami-Dade County's largest Orthodox Jewish and kosher hubs, with shuls, kosher restaurants, bakeries and markets concentrated along the NE 163rd and 167th Street corridors and in the neighbourhoods to the north, and a community eruv in North Miami Beach since 1977. Visitors can daven, shop and eat kosher every day of the week without heading to Miami Beach.

Skylake Chabad
North Miami Beach, FL
Rabbi
Rabbi Rafi Rosenberg
Phone
786-514-3464Website
https://skylakechabad.org/The Chabad house for the Skylake neighbourhood of North Miami Beach, run by Rabbi Rafi and Hindy Rosenberg since 2002. It holds Shabbat and holiday services, runs a weekday minyan announced by WhatsApp, and offers Talmud, halacha and Chassidus classes.
Getting Around
Public transit
Miami-Dade County's Metrobus network covers the whole area.
The standard fare is $2.25 on Metrobus and Metrorail, payable by contactless bank card or phone wallet, the GO Miami-Dade Transit app (which also shows live bus locations), an EASY Card or EASY Ticket, or cash. Route 3 runs the length of Biscayne Boulevard between Downtown Miami and the Aventura Mall bus terminal, stopping at NE 123rd Street in North Miami and NE 163rd Street in North Miami Beach, and Route 203 Biscayne MAX is a weekday rush-hour limited-stop service on the same corridor. Route 9/9A links Downtown Miami with the 163rd Street Mall and Aventura Mall via NE 2nd Avenue. Route 75/75A crosses the 163rd/167th Street corridor, connecting Golden Glades Park & Ride with NE 167th Street, FIU's Biscayne Bay Campus and Haulover. Route 135 runs along 135th Street through North Miami to FIU Biscayne Bay Campus, Route 125 serves North Miami along 125th/119th Street, and Route 103 serves Miami Shores. Farther north, Route 183 follows NE 183rd/185th Street and Route 199 follows NE 199th/203rd Street through Ives Estates and Highland Lakes, both ending at Aventura Mall. Tri-Rail commuter trains stop at Golden Glades station (16000 N State Road 9), which has free daytime parking (no overnight parking) and connects with Metrobus 75/75A, 77, 95 Express and 401. Brightline's Aventura station at 19796 West Dixie Highway in Ojus, across from Aventura Mall, links the area with Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton, West Palm Beach and Orlando. North Miami Beach also runs the free NMB Line shuttle on three colour-coded routes (Gold, Blue and Purple), Monday to Saturday 7:30 AM to 7:30 PM and an on-demand service in designated zones (details on the city's NMB Line page).
Rideshare
Uber and Lyft both operate throughout Miami-Dade and Broward counties and are the easiest way to get around without a car.
At Miami International Airport, ride-app pickups are on the arrivals (level 1) and departures (level 2) curbs at the door shown in the app; at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, pickups for Terminals 1 and 2 are at designated lower-level curbside zones and for Terminals 3 and 4 on the first floor of the Palm Garage. Licensed taxis also serve both airports.
Car rental
A car is the most flexible way to explore North Miami-Dade and beyond.
At Miami International Airport, the Rental Car Center (3900 NW 25th Street) is reached by the free MIA Mover from the third level between the Dolphin and Flamingo garages, with counters for Ace, Alamo, Avis, Budget, Carnival, Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz, National, Payless, Royal, Sixt and Thrifty. At Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, the Rental Car Center (600 Terminal Drive) sits next to Terminal 1, linked by a pedestrian bridge from Terminal 1 and a free shuttle every 10 minutes from Terminals 2 to 4, with Ace, Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Fox, Hertz, National, Payless, Sixt and Thrifty on site. The main roads are I-95, which meets Florida's Turnpike and the Palmetto Expressway (SR 826) at the Golden Glades Interchange on the area's western edge, and Biscayne Boulevard (US 1), which runs north-south through the area. Many Florida tolls are collected electronically, and the post-paid Toll-By-Plate option is not available in rental cars, so either join the rental company's toll program or add the rental car's plate to your own SunPass or prepaid Toll-By-Plate account for the rental dates (and remove it when you return the car).
Airport
Two major airports serve North Miami-Dade. Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) is slightly closer to the NE 163rd Street corridor, about 10 miles (16 km) to the north in a straight line, reached via I-95 or US 1; Miami International Airport (MIA) is about 12 miles (19 km) to the southwest, reached via I-95 or the Palmetto Expressway (SR 826). Golden Beach is closer to FLL and Miami Shores is closer to MIA. Without a car from MIA, take the MIA Mover to Miami Central Station, ride Tri-Rail north to Golden Glades, then Metrobus 75/75A east along the 163rd/167th Street corridor.
Good to know
Best time to visit
The most comfortable time to visit is roughly November through April, the dry season with warm, sunny days and lower humidity, while June to November is hot, humid and rainy and coincides with the Atlantic hurricane season (June 1 to November 30).
Insider tips
Plan meals and shopping around Shabbos: most kosher restaurants, bakeries and markets close on Friday afternoon and reopen only after Shabbos ends on Saturday night, and Friday mornings are the busiest time to shop, so stock up on Thursday if you can. Distances are larger than they look on a map and many roads are wide and busy, so choose accommodation within walking distance of your shul and Shabbos meals. The free NMB Line shuttle and Metrobus are handy on weekdays, and a car makes day trips easy. Florida's 7% sales tax (6% state plus Miami-Dade's 1% surtax) is added at the register rather than included in shelf prices. If travelling between June and November, keep an eye on the forecast, consider travel insurance that covers hurricanes, and expect short, heavy afternoon thunderstorms in summer. Sunscreen, a hat and plenty of water are essential year-round.
Safety & emergency
North Miami-Dade is a mix of quiet residential streets and busy commercial corridors, so ordinary big-city precautions apply: lock your car and keep valuables out of sight, stay alert when walking along wide, fast roads such as Biscayne Boulevard and NE 163rd Street, and cross at signals. For any emergency (police, fire or ambulance) dial 911. Each community has its own police department: North Miami Beach Police (305) 949-5500; North Miami Police (305) 891-8111; Miami Shores Police (305) 759-2468; Golden Beach Police (305) 935-0940 (24 hours); and, for unincorporated Highland Lakes, Ives Estates and Ojus, the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office at 305-SHERIFF (305-743-7433). Golden Beach's Ocean Rescue guards the town's one-mile beach every day of the year, but the town's beach park is reserved for residents and their guests. During hurricane season (June 1 to November 30), follow instructions from Miami-Dade County emergency management if a storm approaches.
Local time
4:06 AM
+4 hrs from NYC
Plug
Type A/B
120V
Currency
US Dollar
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