Yesterday, Bedford-Stuyvesant Preparatory High School principal Darryl Rascoe vowed to hand out condoms on prom night because it would be "practical and it’s the right thing to do.” But on second thought, maybe it wouldn't be that right: in the wake of controversy, Roscoe has backed down on his plan. "I don't want to do anything against DOE policy," he told ABC. more ›

A Brooklyn high school is planning to distribute condoms at prom next month, which has sparked a classic debate: does giving condoms to kids mean you're encouraging them to have sex? The school's principal doesn't think so: “This is necessary,” Bedford-Stuyvesant Preparatory High School principal Darryl Rascoe told the Daily News. “It’s practical and it’s the right thing to do.” more ›

A 15-year-old boy was beaten and stabbed by a large group of teens in Brooklyn yesterday. According to police, the incident occurred around 6:30 p.m. yesterday at a playground on Madison Street, in Bushwick, behind PS 299. The victim and some friends were shooting hoops when a group of 10-20 teens came in with sticks and bottles. "They grabbed him and they pulled him down. They started kicking him and beating him with sticks,” one witness told the News, adding that she was terrified by the ordeal. more ›

A 19-year-old Bronx teen is in critical condition after he was stabbed repeatedly during a subway fight over an iPhone early this morning. According to police, the incident happened at the Fordham train station just after 4 a.m. today—the victim is currently in critical but stable condition at St. Barnabas hospital after suffering multiple stab wounds in the face and body during the scuffle. more ›

Just before 11 p.m. last night, a 10-year-old boy was hit by a stray bullet in Williamsburg. The child and his father were apparently walking down from the Hewes Street J/M station's platform when a gun fight broke out. more ›

We know how much New Yorkers love their iPhones (and how much thieves love New Yorkers' iPhones)—the only subset of people who seem to love iPhones even more are teenagers. And if you take their iPhones away, they may very well choke you: a Long Island high schooler was arrested for allegedly choking a teacher after the instructor confiscated his iPhone. more ›

Tim Tebow isn't the only Plan B that can inspire endless controversy—according to a new study out of Boston University, one in five pharmacies still refuse to give teens 17 and over access to Plan B, the morning-after contraceptive, despite a federal mandate. We assume that's because they're just redirecting them to the Aspirin aisle—only .24 cents after coupons at Walgreens! more ›

Just a little PSA here—if someone does a backflip on a moving subway, immediately followed by some weird hat trick, and doesn't fuck it up, please stop texting and loosen up those pursestrings. Someone just sent over this (questionably titled) video of some kids doing just that, and nary a straphanger looks up from their precious iPhone. C'mon you disaffected New Yorkers: backflips on a moving subway! Here, take a look, we won't tell: more ›

Last fall, a woman was critically injured when two 12-year-olds tossed a shopping cart from four stories above at an East Harlem shopping center. While the teens were apprehended and pleaded guilty as juveniles, one of their friends actually tried to stop them. That teen, Achilles Baskin, 14, is now telling his story. He told the Post that after the horrible incident, he told the police he knew who did it, "Some kids said, ‘You’re a snitch. I’m not a snitch. It was on camera." more ›

A teen who brutally stabbed a 12-year-old boy has been given the maximum juvenile sentence for the attempted murder. Wayne Henderson, 17, was found guilty last month of the attempted murder, assault and disfigurement of Luis Martinez; Henderson and his girlfriend Carina Parache stabbed Martinez multiple times together and carved an "X" into his face two years ago. “This is the most vicious crime I’m seen in my 25 years on the bench,” said Judge James Griffin. 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 ›

Earlier this week, we were horrified by the video of two New Jersey men beating up a homeless man, seemingly for fun. Taylor Giresi, 20, and a 17-year-old accomplice were both arrested and charged with aggravated assault; they're also accused of stealing 50-year-old victim David Ivins bicycle as well. And now, Ivins has reportedly suffered a seizure. more ›

A 16-year-old Brooklyn student has been charged with allegedly stabbing a classmate in the head with a pair of scissors yesterday. Chevoy Nelson, who has been described by school officials as a special education student who is emotionally disturbed, has been charged with attempted murder, assault and criminal possession of a weapon in yesterday's attack at Brooklyn Erasmus High School. Victim Alfredo Allen, 15, underwent extensive surgery, but remains in critical condition. 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 ›

Nine Harlem teens were sent to the hospital after a 14-year-old girl reportedly pepper sprayed her classmates yesterday. The incident occurred yesterday around 2 p.m. at the Academy for Social Action, which is one of four schools at 509 W. 129th Street. One student told the Post that the girl had reportedly "sprayed the irritant indiscriminately into the air." more ›

A teen basketball player was killed, and two other teens were injured when a gunman opened fire in Canarsie just after 3 p.m. yesterday, blocks away from their high school. Shaquille Jones, 17, died from a shot to the head; a 16-year-old and 19-year-old were wounded and taken to Brookdale Hospital where they are listed in stable condition. “This is a tragedy. This is not the type of kid to get shot,” classmate Jason Johnson said about Jones, who he called "a good kid." 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 ›

Last week, a Queens teenager was stabbed to death as a gang of other teens attempted to rob him of his iPhone. Police have now arrested 17-year-old Stephon Huffman for the botched robbery and murder of Patrick Dixon. more ›

Is the video below—in which a disgruntled driver cuts down a parking meter with a chainsaw—real or fake? The internet isn't quite sure, but the video has blown up in the meantime. The uploader writes: "caught this on my iphone during a cab ride in brooklyn: a cop was giving these two guys a ticket because their van was parked by an expired parking meter and one of them got really mad and cut off the meter with a saw!!!" Watch below: more ›

Are you still lamenting the stadium-less plight of the New York Majesty? Are you convinced that the Los Angeles Temptations are forming an unstoppable dynasty? Do you love women in underwear playing football? Then you are probably already a fan of the Lingerie Football League, the premiere American woman's tackle football league—whose barely-there uniforms include panties, bras and pads. Three years since its inception, the LFL has announced its intentions to launch a youth football division to give girls with pigtails a chance to throw around pigskins. more ›

Two teens were stabbed yesterday during a Staten Island high school knife attack, according to SILive. A third teen, 16-year-old Larry Adeyanju, was arrested and charged with felony assault and criminal possession of a weapon. According to police, Adeyanju was hauled to the dean's office at Curtis High School after the stabbings—where he made a very unsuccessful attempt at hiding the bloody knife. It sounds like teens at the school aren't very surprised by the incident, or the increase in security thereafter: “It’s Curtis. We’ll get over it,” said freshman Raquel Rodriguez. more ›

A retired Brooklyn monsignor was arrested yesterday and accused of attempting to molest two teenage boys this past Thursday. Msgr. Thomas Brady, 78, was charged with attempting a "criminal sex act" toward two teenage boys. “It’s devastating,” said Stefanie Gutierrez, a spokeswoman for the Diocese of Brooklyn, who placed Brady on administrative leave. “He was a well-regarded pastor. He’s loved in the parish.” 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 ›

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 ›

The reports of creepy dudes using Facebook to stalk and harass teens keep rolling in: police have accused a 53-year-old Pennsylvania man of creating multiple fake Facebook accounts in an attempt to lure a 14-year-old girl into have sex with him. And there was a split-personality/teenage fantasy twist to the suspect's machinations. more ›

Police say that a 14-year-old New Jersey girl was sexually assaulted by a man who had been Facebook stalking her—and it might not be the first time he's done it. They have arrested 29-year-old Michael Sebastian and accused him of posing as a 17-year-old in order to get close to the teen victim. “The conversations and chats in the messages got sexual very quickly and to the victim’s credit, she said ‘no,’ but didn’t want to meet him. She tried to do the right thing,” First Assistant District Attorney Al Cernadas Jr. told CBS. more ›

A 9-year-old boy was stabbed in the stomach while walking with his grandmother on Wednesday in Brooklyn, and police are now searching for two teens who they believe are responsible. Siu Fung Sze was walking home from summer camp with his grandmother in Sheepshead Bay around 6 p.m. when they were jumped: "The two attackers were standing here, they were leaning against the poles. Basically, they came out of nowhere and stabbed her grandson," said a translator for the grandmother, Yue Lan Zhou. more ›

A 16-year-old girl has been arrested and charged in the murder of a rival gang member. Police say that Sahiah (Uzi) Davis was ordered to kill 16-year-old Nathaniel Walcott in April by her new crew, the Wave Gang. "They wanted her to do this to show that she's down with them," one source told the News. more ›