Developer says he paid for Miami Beach mayor’s billboards in Times Square

Real estate developer Russell Galbut paid for digital billboards that displayed in Times Square this week in which Miami Beach Mayor Steven Meiner encouraged New Yorkers to come to his city, the Miami Herald has learned.

The billboards showed one of Miami Beach’s iconic lifeguard stands with the message: “Miami Beach is open for business. Everyone welcomed! Mayor Steven Meiner.”

“New Yorkers: look up … Miami Beach is open for business,” Meiner wrote in a social media post Thursday with images of the ads. “A world-class destination to live, work, and invest capital!”…

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