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[inaudible conversations] hello. Everybody. Excuse me. Hello, everybody. I hope you enjoyed your lunch. Were going to start. Good afternoon and welcome. Im sarah some snyder, the program ticketyear the william e. Simon foundation and absolutely delighted to introduce todays speaker, kay hymowitz. Shortly i will sit in attention with you as she discusses her latest book, the new brooklyn. What it takes to bring a city back. Foundation started supporting kay 13 years ago and i know that i speak on behalf of the foundations president , jim peerson, and my colleague, janice, and all those who couldnt join us today, in saying that supporting kay as the william e. Simon fellow the Manhattan Institute continue to be one of the proudest invests we make each year. A quick overview. She writes on childhood, family issues, poverty, and cultural changes in america, and has authored five very successful books. She has written for the New York Times, the washington post, the wall street journal, new
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