Hello. Excuse me. Hello, everybody. I hope you enjoyed your lunch. We are going to start. Good afternoon and welcome. Im sarah snyder, the Program Director at the William Simon foundation, and im absolutely delighted to introduce todays speaker kay hymowitz. Shortly, i will sit along with all of you as she discusses her latest book, the new brooklyn what it takes to bring a city back. But let me briefly tell you ive come to know and admire kay. The William Simon foundation started supporting kay 13 years ago, and i know that i speak on behalf of the foundations president jim pearson, and my colleague janus, and all those who couldnt join us today in saying that supporting kay as the fellow at the Manhattan Institute continues to be one of the proudest investments that we make each year. A quick overview of her prolific work. She writes extensively on childhood, family issues, poverty and cultural changes in america and has authored by very successful books. She is written for the New Y