When You Shake the Tree

Broadway Star Norm Lewis calls new play by teens “a vibrant shake up of family life: the secrets, the hurts and the healing.”   Immediate release: May 17, 2010: What it means to be a teenager forced to grow up fast in a city where drugs, drink, and sex are all in...

Disturbing Trend: Bodegas Selling Alcohol to Teens

Odyssey House President Peter Provet comments on reports of an illegal cocktail known as a “nutcracker” being sold to teens. A nutcracker is a potent mix of fruit punch and alcohol, usually vodka or rum, being sold in bodegas and barbershops in Harlem and...