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Hello. Everybody. Excuse me. Hello, everybody. I hope you enjoyed your lunch. Were going to start. Good afternoon and welcome. Im sarah snyder, the Program Director at the liam Simon Foundation and im absolutely delighted to introduce todays speaker kay hymowitz. Shortly i will sit in rapt attention along with all of you as she discusses her later book the new brooklyn, what it means to bring the city back but let me briefly tell you how ive come to know and admire kay. The william Simon Foundation started supporting k 13 years ago and i know that i speak on behalf of of the nations president kim pearson and my colleague man true doubt and all those who couldnt join us today in saying that putting k as the william t Simon Foundation fellow institute is one of the proudest successes that we make each year. A quick overview of kays prolific work. She writes extensively on childhood, family issues, poverty and cultural changes in america and has authored five very successful books. Shes w
The William Easterly seem machine fellow the Manhattan Institute is wound the proudest investments we make each year. A quick overrue of case prolific work. She writes childhood, family issues, poverty, and cultural changes in america, and has authored five very successful books. She has wherein for in the New York Times, the washington post, the wall street journal, the new republic, new york news day, public interests, the wilson quarterly and commentary, among others. She is a highly south after presenter at conferences on television and radio, and she sits on the board of National Affairs and the future of children. She holds degrees from bran dies brandeis and columbia universities i dont know when she has free time but does make out in that she is a doting grandma now. Bear with is as a tell a quick story. Back when he somewhats thinkingmeter previous book, i was in the throes of being on the new york single scene. Says way as so perplexed from the radio science that i was ann ch