Author Archive

Lewis Zuchman

is the executive director of SCAN New York

Opinion
Opinion

Commentary: The second miracle of East Harlem

Explaining this summer’s dramatic reduction in teen violence in our local community.

  • By Lewis Zuchman, NYN Media

News

Tracing a boy's rise from program participant to board chair

Thirty years ago, at the tender age of ten, Jamel Oeser-Sweat was literally a “fugitive from justice.” His mother was looking to elude Special Services for Children’s attempt to once again remove her children from her care. A lot has changed since.

  • By Lewis Zuchman