Everything about this is just sad: a new study tracking the sexual habits of teenage girls finds that many of them don't use birth control for some incredibly misguided, dated reasons. Like what? Oh, you know, the good old "I didn't think I could get pregnant the first time I had sex," "I didn't think I could get pregnant when I was on my period," the ever-popular "my boyfriend didn't want to use a condom," and, most astoundingly, "I just didn't think I could get pregnant." Girls, if prominent religious figures can get knocked up without ever having sex, what in god's name makes you think you're immune when you do get it on? more ›

Squeamish about tongue piercings but still want to look like a badass or at least capable of delivering value-added oral sex? Non-piercing fake magnetic tongue rings are here to help, and they are apparently popular with the youths of today. As one online magnetic stud dealer explains, you simply "place the ball between your teeth and press your tongue up to it. Suck on the Tongue Ball and it will hold to your Tongue just like the real thing." So hardcore softcore. There's just one catch: it could kill you. more ›

Cyberbullies could soon face tougher penalties under a new bill proposed by State Senator Jeff Klein (D-Bronx), who introduced the legislation in the wake of the suicide of Amanda Cummings, a Staten Island teen who threw herself in front of a bus after bearing the brunt of a spate of online hate. "Tragically, we're seeing modern technology used as a weapon and our laws have not kept pace with that technology,” says Klein. "This legislation will give prosecutors the tools they need to treat cyberbullying as the crime it is and also send a message that this type of reckless and potentially deadly behavior will not be tolerated." more ›

Oh, teenagers and their "raw-dogging"! Did you know that over 25% of all NYC's STD sufferers are adolescents? And then there's the teen pregnancies, which only end up creating more teenagers—which is the last thing anybody needs. And so the Community Healthcare Network's teen outreach program, called Teens P.A.C.T. (Positive Actions and Choices for Teens), has created workshops for its participants to make videos like this, in an attempt to grapple with these issues in terms teenagers can relate to: more ›

Despite reports that all teenagers are technologically overzealous horndogs, like, 24/7, a new study says to slow down just a minute—apparently teenagers aren't so into sexting, after all. more ›

Remember the 19-year-old Occupy Wall Street demonstrator who claimed that he lost his virginity during the protests and was "amped for it?" His name is Brandon Watts, and he's the same protester who was seen bloodied in photos following protests on the two-month anniversary of the movement. City Room found that he had been arrested six times since arriving in New York from his home outside Philadelphia, and his family believes he's less of an activist and more of a troubled teenager. His attorney notes, "You see from the nature of the arrests that Brandon has accumulated, they are clearly arrests of a provocative young man who is seeking attention." more ›

White and Native American adolescents are playing around with way more drugs and alcohol than their black and Asian counterparts, a new study finds, upending traditional beliefs about which teens are actually the most at-risk. more ›

A party boat carrying a bunch of teenagers had to make an emergency stop at Randall's Island last night, not because they group had run out of Boone's Farm, but because three "intoxicated teens" needed medical attention. DNAinfo reports that the FDNY received an emergency call from the boat around 7 p.m. No word on whether the teens eventually made it to their original destination, Pleasure Island. more ›

A new study of 7th through 12th graders across the country reveals the disturbing news that nearly half of all students experience some form of sexual harassment, with negative effects manifesting themselves in physical ways. more ›

Put. Down. The. Pepsi. That's what good old Science is telling teenagers to do, after a new study announced a "clear link" between drinking soda and acting violently. more ›

Two Bronx bus lines and a third in Brooklyn may be abridged tomorrow due to "Halloween vandals," which has to be code for "drunk teenagers." According to NY1, the MTA may skip parts of the Bx8 in Edgewater Park, the Bx24 in Country Club and Gerritsen Beach's B31, "depending on the behavior of those out celebrating the holiday." Terrible Elvira-esque costumes and 18-year-olds holding pillowcases going as "ghosts" are apparently still tolerated. more ›

Brownstone Brooklyn residents are living in fear of the roving gang of violent teenagers roaming the streets, punching anyone who gets in their way. But they can't help it! They're just high-strung! more ›

For your viewing pleasure, here is a group of rowdy teenagers resisting arrest in the 2/3 subway station at 125th Street. According to the witness who posted the video on YouTube, Frank Harts, the "girls jumps NYC Subway gate to avoid fare. When cops try to arrest them.... this is what happens." What "happens" is utter pandemonium, as Animal New York aptly describes it. Simply put, these young ladies are NOT HAVING IT. Don't miss the 1:40 mark, where one teenager swings her bag and smacks a cop right in the face. more ›

Kids these days. If they're not sucking down the Four Lokos, they're rotting their teeth on pot-shaped candy instead. Say goodbye to candy cigarettes and hello to pot-shaped suckers. more ›

Police say they are searching for a gang of subway thieves who have struck at least three times since August—including twice at one of the busiest subway stations in Manhattan. Four of the five suspects are male, but the female suspect has the words "Hated" and "Loved" tattooed on her arm. Must be a fan of Charles Laughton? more ›

Poor Four Loko. The makers of this delightful beverage have been forced time and time again to alter their product and their packaging to appease the fun-hating SLA, FDA and general party-poopers across the country, and now, they're being made to adapt once more to the growing tide of naysayers. This time, Phusion Projects is bowing to the demands of the Federal Trade Commission, who accused the company of falsely advertising the potency of the beverage. But will the new labels deter customers, or just get them even more psyched to pick up some Blackout in a Can? more ›

A woman between Inwood Hill Park and Isham Park was violently attacked and robbed by a group of teenagers in the middle of the afternoon yesterday, a brazen act that left neighborhood residents shaken. more ›

Ever since the city decided to make sex ed for public school students mandatory, conservatives have been freaking out about the end of innocence, etc. But a new study released by the International Planned Parenthood Federation proves just how important sex ed really is, by highlighting a scary failure to provide young people with sexual health information and services. more ›

A right-wing nonprofit is not happy about the city's decision to mandate sex ed for all public school students, claiming, in an extremely roundabout way, that it promotes bestiality and S&M role-playing. Say what?! more ›

Following reports of a "turf war" between residents and roving bands of teenagers in Brower Park and the Park Slope Playground, Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes is seeking to assuage fears that his office is out of touch with the issue. "We are definitely aware of the increase in gang activity in parks and playgrounds," Hynes's spokesperson Jerry Schmetterer told the Daily News. According to Schmetterer, the DA's Gang's Bureau is "monitoring their activity. And we are in touch with the community about it." more ›

Perhaps it's nice to know that life for a young adult in some parts of suburban America is so uneventful that it's still necessary to devise stupid pranks to alleviate the boredom. But it's even nicer to know that other young adults who have jobs and bills to pay aren't having it. Our hero for today is this New Jersey McDonald's employee, who refuses to enable the idiotic act of "coning," wherein a customer at a drive-thru window grabs an ice cream cone by the ice cream, instead of the cone. more ›

Halloween is always a special time in Gerritsen Beach, the insular blue collar neighborhood near Marine Park and Sheepshead Bay. Like many other places in America, the local youths have a tradition of throwing eggs and generally creating mischief. But last year, you'll recall, things got a little out of hand when local teens bragged on Facebook about throwing rocks and hammers at cars and buses. Many grownups in the community were outraged—not by the violence, mind you, but because one local blogger dared to write about it. more ›

Four high school football players were killed, and four others were injured, in a car wreck on the Garden State Parkway on Saturday morning. Two of the teens were ejected from the vehicle in the crash when their SUV flipped and rolled over several times; the eight boys, all from Mainland Regional High School, were on their way to a team breakfast to celebrate the start of football season. more ›

Two girls, ages 16 and 17, and a 16-year-old boy were nabbed by police for climbing the Williamsburg Bridge at around 6 a.m. this morning. A rep from the NYPD tells us that the teens were "climbing high up on the beams and hanging over ledges." In all fairness, it's probably the coolest place in town to play spin the bottle. more ›

Kids these days—can you believe the amount of booze they're tossing back? It's like having a fake ID is a right of passage for New York teens! But there might be some hope yet for the littlest lushes. more ›