It’s been just over two weeks since Bryan Calvo was sworn in as the new mayor of Hialeah. At 28 years old, he’s the youngest mayor ever elected to lead the City of Progress. During a time typically reserved for hitting the ground running on major policy items, one issue has risen to the top of the priority list: Railing against the Netflix movie The Rip.
The film, based on a 2016 drug raid in Miami Lakes, is set in Hialeah, and that location change has drawn the ire of city leaders. Last week, New Times reported on Calvo’s press conference with the Hialeah Police Department, during which the mayor cited public safety and crime statistics to push back on the film’s portrayal of the city.
New Times readers, primarily on Facebook, reacted strongly to the mayor’s response…