joining us this afternoon is the founder of bu, tyrone brown. so nice to meet you. >> thank you. >> yeah, lot of energy. >> oh, yes, all day. >> a whole lot of energy. so, tell us about brooklyn united. what's the idea behind it? >> well, the thought is that young people really require a place to be, someplace to go after school where they know they're safe, they know they're welcome, know they're loved, and they get to kind of move out of the school environment and do something different. so, brooklyn united was designed with that in mind -- a place where we can create a community within a community, a family of students. you know, give the parents something to be proud of, something that they can tell their child, "i'm proud of you. good job, great work." so, bu, in its design, was really about that new family structure, that opportunity where young people just had a place to be and call home. >> yeah, and have alternatives, instead of something that they probably shouldn't be hanging out doing. >> definitely. so many choices, so many influenc