quarter on specially modified atvs. when they see something suspicious they pull up an app and file a report. the new york times just ran a lengthy piece on the operation titled who runs the streets of new orleans qult. sydney torres joins us now. such a great pleasure to have you here with us. this started as challenge between you and the mayor in a sense that you called out mayor landrieu regarding crime, and he said what to you? well, it started at after katrina i started a garbage company that cleaned up the french quarter. i was very involved for seven years until i saw sold that company. basically, i know the french quarter like the back of my hand and i live down there. my home got robbed. and at first i didn t want to just come out and say anything or do anything about it because it was around christmastime and i wanted to learn more about what was going on at new orleans. right next door to me a few days later, my bar gets robbed. my mother was walking by, i was