Biscayne Park
The village of Biscayne Park was founded in 1933 by developer Arthur Griffing and has since maintained its small-town character as well as its original charter, which, for example, gives the mayor authority to arrest and try residents for criminal offenses.
Under the current form of government, five elected commissioners oversee a village department – public works, recreation, finance, police and recreation. The 1933 Village Hall is located in a log cabin, which also houses the city’s police force.
According to the 2000 Census, there are 3,269 residents and 1,283 households in Biscayne Park, which is located off Interstate 95 just north of Miami Shores and south of North Miami. The median age of its residents is 37.3. Since Biscayne Park is strictly a residential community, townspeople rely on North Miami as well as Miami Shores for their commercial needs. There are no schools in the village.
The Miami-Dade County Public Library has a bookmobile stop in the village every Friday from 4-5 p.m. And there is a recreational center in the village, which holds activities and classes for adults and children.
Despite village resistance to dramatic change, plans are underway to construct a new entrance to the recreation center, which will add office space and a covered area. There also are plans for a learning center, which would be a computer center geared toward helping students and the elderly. Plans call for the purchase of a duplex in the village, which will be converted into the learning center.
Biscayne Park is a village in a park like setting, with beautiful old tress and a bird sanctuary. Many house are on oversized lots so there is space and privacy. The architecture is historic 1920s, 1930s and 1940s and most homes have great curb appeal.