The City is coming back, and criminals are rounded up.

0:00 Speaker 1 Sunday morning, Which way is New York going. Well, A good friend of mine is very much concerned, and he’s going to tell us what he’s doing. I got with us Michael Hirschman. He’s the chief executive officer of the Soliview Group and privately held company, multi billion billion dollar company in real estate development, hospitality, transportation, railroad, agriculture, ranching

0:25 Michael’s Sunday morning. Are you drinking your cup of coffee?

0:29 Speaker 2 I’ve already had two cups of court for If I have one more, I’m going to go right through this ceiling.

0:34 Speaker 1 Yeah, you’ll be on the moon.

0:36 Speaker 2 Indeed, tell us.

0:37 Speaker 1 What we’re doing.

0:39 Speaker 2 So look, in addition to spurring economic development in New York City and working on really several multi billion dollar development projects, we’re preparing for an extraordinary venture which is actually designated for twenty twenty six, although we’re going to start it this year. And I’m not talking out the World Cup, which we’re the house country for of course,

1:04 including Canada and Mexico. FIFA’s the World Cup is the largest sporting event in the world. Is going to attract millions of visitors to New York City and throughout America and In fact, the finals of the World Cup is going to be held in New Jersey, right outside our city.

1:24 But what I’m preparing for more importantly is the two hundred and fifty year birthday of the United States of America. Two hundred and fifty years ago in twenty twenty six, we signed our four or five to sign the Declaration of Independence, and we want to commemorate that signing by sponsoring through our foundation, the Soloviev Foundation, an exhibit, an

1:50 outdoor exhibit beginning on May eighth of this year. It’s going to be an immersive exhibit commemorating our anniversary. We’re going to invite visitors to explore our nation is democratic journey through personal stories, through visuals and interactive experiences. We sent a production team all across our country to speak to folks from farmers to corporate executives to university presidents

2:18 about what America means to them, what’s the upside and the downside? How has freedom, how has liberty the underlying ideals of liberty, equality and justice affected their personal lives, both their professional lives and their personal lives. We know that look, you and I are probably two of the most patriotic people on the face of the earth. And

2:43 we know that liberty and equality injustice is what makes this country great. But we’re not perfect. We’re far from and in fact, there’s no such thing as a perfect democracy. We have our shortcomings and we address these in this journey through this exhibition, as well as the important underlying principles life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. So I’m

3:12 really excited about it, and of course you’ll have a VIP invitation.

3:17 Speaker 1 Oh, thank you. Look, my dedication is to make sure that New York is back to where me and you grew up and we used to be able to walk around New York and feel safe, and it’s less safe right now. And we need New York to be the way we grew up for our kids and our grandkids.

3:40 And that’s why I’m working so hard in my age.

3:45 Speaker 2 Well, we’re both both working hard, and both of them, both of us are a little bit up there in age. In fact, I don’t know. I think they just retired my blood type. I’m so old. But look, look, New York needs to remain relevant. New York needs remain the city that we knew over the years, the city that

4:08 is the center of the universe. People look to New York for innovation, People look to New York for financial security. I mean we still think about this when you look at where to invest around the world today. America is still the number one investment experience, and New York City plays a large role in that people from outside investors,

4:36 from outside our country are frankly, they are are more convinced than some of our own citizens that America still represents stability and America still represents growth. And New York City has always been the engine for that stability and growth.

4:59 And yeah, we have to get control of the streets again. We have to get control of the cultural awareness what makes.

5:10 Speaker 1 Our city and the quality of life. We want to make sure people that are in New York feel that the quality of life is what.

5:18 Speaker 2 They’re paying for, no question about it. And I see, you know, I do see lights at the end of the rainbow. We are seeing the crime rates go down. Look what you know as well as I We’re never going to eliminate crime from any city in the United States, small, medium, orde our sized city, but we can do more to

5:43 control crime in New York. We can do more to make the subway safer the streets safer, and we can do more to make people happier in the city. We can make we can do more to make them feel more secure not only in their home homes, but in their workplaces and and makes them feel that their families

6:06 are secure.

6:08 Speaker 1 Absolutely well, anything else you want to say to our audience on a Sunday morning.

6:14 Speaker 2 Well, I just want to wish everyone a wonderful Sunday, enjoy the weather today, and remember patriotism is not a crime.

6:26 Speaker 1 God bless you, and God bless America. Indeed,