North Bay Village, Florida

[5] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.837 square miles (2.17 km2).

Today, television station WSVN-TV maintains its headquarters at this same site, now joined with Treasure Island.

During its early years, North Bay Village was primarily a haven for winter residents.

The City became widely known for its popular restaurants and nightclubs, which attracted celebrities like Frank Sinatra and Judy Garland.

The city has also made exciting public-private development agreements with Argentine Futbol Association (AFA) to build a local soccer academy and dramatically improve the public fields at Treasure Island Elementary.

[citation needed] As of the 2020 United States census, there were 8,159 people, 3,398 households, and 1,861 families residing in the city.

As of 2000, speakers of Spanish as a first language was spoken by 53.30%, while English accounted for 33.40%, Portuguese was 9.11%, French at 1.35%, and Italian was at 1.16% of the population.

[13] Among the companies based in North Bay Village are the cable channels GOL TV.

Signage for WIOD can still be seen on the building to the east of WSVN-TV, (WCKT) the Fox affiliate for the region.

North Bay Village is often labeled the "Radio City of South Florida" due to its broadcasting legacy.

In recent years, North Bay Village has been opening restaurants in the surrounding area to increase quality of the city and generate more revenue.

Current Commissioners are Andy Daro, Goran Cuk, Richard Chervony, and Rachel Streitfeld.

[14] City hall is located at 1666 John F. Kennedy Causeway, North Bay Village, Florida.

Studios for WCKT (left) and WCKR (right) on the 79th Street Causeway in North Bay Village. Transmitter towers belonged to WCKR. (1961)